A client is admitted to the critical care unit (CCU) with a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy. When reviewing the client's most recent laboratory results, the nurse should prioritize assessment of which of the following lab results?

Which nursing intervention is most appropriate following the implantation of a permanent pacemaker?

A client had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. His hemodynamics are:

• central venous pressure (CVP) low at 1 mm Hg;
• pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) low at 20/4 mm Hg;
• cardiac output (CO) low at 4 L/min;
• systemic vascular resistance (SVR) high at 1600 dynes/sec/cm(-5):
• BP low at 90/56 mm Hg.

The client's hemodynamic status would benefit most from

During a care conference for a patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), which primary goal should guide the care team's selection of assessments, interventions, and treatments?

A client arrives at the emergency department reporting unrelieved chest pain that has persisted for approximately 20 minutes. Upon assessment, the nurse notes the client is diaphoretic and exhibiting signs of distress. Given the urgency to minimize potential cardiac damage, which combination of interventions should the nurse prioritize for immediate administration?

The physician's order states: "If BP drops below 90/60 administer dopamine via continuous infusion and titrate the drip to maintain a blood pressure of 100/70." The client's blood pressure was 84/50, and the nurse initiated the dopamine drip. One hour later the BP is 180/90. The nurse should

A form of angina which develops at rest in response to spasm of a coronary artery would respond best to

In the first 24 hours post myocardial infarction, the nurse should be most concerned with assessing the client for

A client has a temporary transvenous pacemaker for a third-degree AV-block. The pacemaker begins to lose capture, and the client develops symptoms consistent with an inadequate cardiac output. The priority nursing intervention to correct this pacemaker complication is to

The nurse is assessing a client with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The nurse includes a careful history in the assessment, especially regarding the signs and symptoms. What signs and symptoms are suggestive of an ACS?

You are caring for a client who had a myocardial infarction. Central venous pressure (CVP) readings have increased from 8 mmHg at 7 a.m. to 14 mmHg at 11 a.m. Urine output has been 15-20 mL/hr for the past 3 hours and you hear crackles in the bases of the lungs. You call the physician and expect that she will order