A patient who has just been admitted with pulmonary edema is scheduled to receive the following medications. Which medication would the nurse question before giving?.

A nurse is supervising a new graduate who is providing discharge teaching to a patient diagnosed with hypertension.

While teaching a patient about their newly prescribed diuretic (furosemide), which of the following statements made by the new graduate requires correction by the supervising nurse?.

A patient who has just been admitted with pulmonary edema is scheduled to receive the following medications. Which medication would the nurse question before giving?.

The nurse obtains a health history from an older adult with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE). Which question by the nurse helps identify a risk factor for IE?.

Which patient statement indicates that the nurse's teaching about sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) has been effective?.

A patient who has had chest pain for several hours is admitted with a diagnosis of rule out acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Which laboratory test is most specific for the nurse to monitor in determining whether the patient has had an AMI?.

After receiving a change-of-shift report about the following four patients on the cardiac care unit, which patient would the nurse assess first?.

A patient with a history of hypertension arrives in the emergency department with a blood pressure (BP) reading of 213/126 mm Hg. The patient has a history of drug abuse.

Which of the following initial questions posed by the nurse is MOST appropriate?.

A patient who has chronic heart failure is admitted to the emergency department with severe dyspnea and a dry, hacking cough. Which action would the nurse take first?.

After receiving a change-of-shift report on four patients, which patient would the nurse assess first?.

A patient who has recently had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) ambulates in the hospital hallway. Which data would indicate to the nurse that the patient should stop and rest?.