Exhibits

For each medication, choose the drug classification and medication action.

A patient who is admitted with shortness of breath has a tracing with atrial fibrillation at 140 beats/minute of unknown duration. The nurse begins oxygen per nasal cannula and establishes a saline lock. Which should the nurse prepare to implement next?

The nurse administers a sublingual nitroglycerin tablet to a client with unstable angina. Which finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider (HCP)?

At midnight, an older male client with heart failure who is receiving 02 at 4 L/minute suddenly awakens with dyspnea. The nurse determines that he has audible rhonchi, tachycardia, and is cold and clammy. Which action should the nurse implement first?

A client with stable angina secondary to ischemic heart disease receives a prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin prior to discharge from the hospital. During discharge teaching, the client assures the nurse a plan to fill the prescription via online mail order service as soon as arriving at home. How should the nurse respond?

An older adult male client is admitted after three reported syncopal episodes at home. He has several bruises at various stages of healing noted over his arms and legs. The cardiac monitor shows atrial fibrillation (A-fib) with a ventricular response of 140 beats/minute. In addition to contacting the client's healthcare provider (HCP), which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is assessing a client who has returned from surgery following a thoracotomy. Which finding indicates the client is experiencing adequate gas exchange?

A client with pneumonia is dyspneic, and the nurse positions the client in a high Fowler's position. The oxygen flow rate is 3 L/minute, and the client's pulse oximeter reading is 96%. An hour later the pulse oximeter reading is 88%. Which action should the nurse take first?

A client is admitted to the hospital for shortness of breath and chest pain after an episode of syncope. Which laboratory finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider (HCP)?

Drag and drop word choices to complete the sentence.

If healthcare providers (HCPs) see a narrowed heart vessel while performing a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), they may perform a balloon angioplasty to compress the plaque against the vessel wall and hold it there with a stent, which will lessen 

The nurse is reviewing the client's information.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.