The nurse preceptor is charting a physical assessment on a client. The nurse charts hearing “S1, S2” heart sounds and asks the student what this means. Which of the following responses from the student is correct?
A client with heart failure has an estimated cardiac output of 2.5 L/min. The nurse expects which of the following vital signs to be consistent with this?
The nurse is caring for an older adult client with decreased cardiac output related to new-onset atrial fibrillation. In planning care for this client, which of the following activities is appropriate? Select all that apply.
The nurse is assessing a client with atrial fibrillation and notes weak, thready pulses, cool extremities, and complaints of fatigue. Which of the following is occurring?
The nursing student is discussing cardiac index with the preceptor. The student correctly understands cardiac index as a measure of which of the following?
During shift report, the incoming nurse is told that a client’s echocardiogram revealed an ejection fraction (EF) of 43. The nurse knows that this means which of the following?
A client is demonstrating signs of low cardiac output, and is bradycardic. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate?
The student nurse is studying a Wigger’s diagram and notes a diastolic pause. The student correctly understands that which of the following occurs during diastolic pause?
The nurse is caring for a client and notes the rhythm pictured on the client’s telemetry monitor. Which of the following actions is a priority?
The nurse is caring for a client whose echocardiogram revealed a low stroke volume. Nursing interventions should focus on which of the following? Select all that apply.
