A 59-year-old client is brought into the emergency room with complaints of chest pain. The client states that the pain is a crushing, constrictive pressure that is not relieved with position change. He states that the pain started 3 hours ago in the middle of his chest and radiates down his left arm. The client has a history of diabetes, asthma, and hypertension.

T: 99

BP: 138/72

HR: 106

RR: 19

ECG-ST segment depression

Troponin - Negative

The client is given medication for his unstable angina. Soon after, the client states that he is having difficulty breathing with audible wheezing heard on auscultation. Which of the following is most likely responsible for the symptoms experienced by this client?

A client is being discharged home after a large myocardial infarction and subsequent coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. The client's sternal wound has not yet healed. What statement by the client most indicates a higher risk of developing sepsis after discharge?

When evaluating the effectiveness of preoperative teaching with a client scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using the internal mammary artery, the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the client says which of the following?

75-year-old who lives alone, is admitted to the hospital because of weakness and confusion.

Physical Examination

Confusion, slow to respond to questioning, generalized weakness, decreased skin turgor, dry mucous membranes, peripheral pulses weak.

Vitals: T: 101 F, BP 90/62, HR 120 bpm and irregular, RR 24, Sp02 89% on room air.

Central Venous Pressure (CVP): 1 mmHg

Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure (PAWP): 2 mmHg.

What order by the health care provider should the nurse question?

A nurse is examining a client with diastolic dysfunction. Upon auscultation using the bell of the stethoscope the nurse hears a late diastolic heart sound at the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line. Based on these findings and the clients history, the nurse would recognize this extra heart sound is most likely what?

The nurse is preparing to administer adenosine (Adenocard) to a client experiencing supraventricular tachycardia. When giving this medication, what is important to remember?

The health care provider orders: Epinephrine 0.25 mg IV stat Pharmacy provides: Epinephrine 0.1 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse prepare to administer? (Round to one decimal place.)

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has poor gas exchange. Which action by the nurse would support the client's ventilation?

After receiving change-of-shift report, which client should the nurse assess first?

Which client should the nurse assign as a roommate for a client who has aplastic anemia?

After starting the treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus 6 months earlier, a client is in the office for a follow-up examination. The nurse will monitor which laboratory test to evaluate the clients adherence to the antidiabetic therapy over the past few months?