A client is admitted to the emergency department with chest pain and shortness of breath. The client states that the chest pain has been happening intermittently all day, lasts about 15 minutes at a time, and has been happening without any physical exertion or emotional stress. STAT lab results reveal troponin levels of 0.01 ng/mL, and a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) shows sinus tachycardia with a T-wave inversion. Which diagnosis would the nurse expect for this client?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an intravenous heparin infusion. When reviewing the client's medical records, the nurse discovers that the client has a previous diagnosis of heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). The nurse immediately stops the heparin infusion and notifies the physician. Which medication should the nurse anticipate will be ordered to neutralize the remaining heparin in the client's bloodstream?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of heart failure. Which of the following statements made by the client requires the nurse to provide correction and additional teaching?

A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for four clients. Which of the following clients is experiencing potential manifestations of a myocardial infarction?

The nurse is caring for a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which statement made by the patient would be consistent with left-sided heart failure?

A nurse is providing education to a client with heart failure who will begin taking digoxin daily at home. Which of the following statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A client in an urgent care clinic states "My heart feels like it is skipping beats every now and then." A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) shows a extra P-wave. The nurse should understand that this ECG finding represents which of the following conditions?

A client is admitted to the emergency department with chest pain and shortness of breath. The client states that the chest pain has been happening intermittently all day, lasts about 15 minutes at a time, and has been happening without any physical exertion or emotional stress. STAT lab results reveal troponin levels of 0.01 ng/mL, and a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) shows sinus tachycardia with a T-wave inversion. Which diagnosis would the nurse expect for this client?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and will begin plasmapheresis ment should the nurse plan to include when educating the client about this treatment?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Despite medication therapy, the client's platelets are low. Which of the following procedures would reduce the destruction of platelets for a client who has ITP?

A client is brought to the emergency department by ambulance with chest pain 10/10 which began 30 minutes prior. The client's troponin levels are 1.20 ng/mL and an ST-elevation is noted on the electrocardiogram (ECG). The nurse understands that the priority intervention for this patient is which of the following?