A nurse is educating a group of clients with heart disease. Treatment of heart disease includes lifestyle changes.

Which one of the following is NOT considered part of a healthy lifestyle?

The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet.

What supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency?

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about pulmonary circulation. The nurse should include that blood flow from the right ventricle leaves the heart to go to the lungs through which of the following locations?

A nurse withdraws morphine 2 mg from a vial that contains 4 mg/mL to inject IM for a client.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take for wasting the excess medication?

A nurse collecting data on a client who has iron deficiency.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A patient with heart disease is complaining of shortness of breath. The nurse knows that shortness of breath can be a sign and symptom of heart disease. Another name for shortness of breath is:

The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels.

What is the rationale for avoiding saturated fats?

A nurse is educating a group of clients with heart disease. Treatment of heart disease includes lifestyle changes.

Which one of the following is NOT considered part of a healthy lifestyle?

A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?

A patient is in the ER for a suspected myocardial infarction.

The nurse sends a blood sample to the lab.

The patient asked the nurse what laboratory levels would be elevated to indicate an MI. The nurse replies:

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a hip replacement and is providing education regarding exercises in physical therapy. What type of therapy should the nurse call these exercises?