The nurse correctly tells the client and family member how angioplasty with stenting is utilized to treat angina by using which explanation?

The home health care nurse is conducting a home visit with an older adult client who has a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and heart failure. The client has a new prescription for furosemide 40 mg PO daily. Which statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of taking this new medication safely?

The nurse is assessing a client who reports pain to the left lower extremity, especially while ambulating. The discomfort is relieved with rest. Assessment findings confirm left lower leg mottling and hairlessness. Which health problem will the nurse most likely include in the planning of the client's care?

Your client: Chester Payne
Age: 78 years old

Past medical history. History of persistent atrial fibrillation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and osteoarthrosis.
Yesterday: Client was admitted for a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (RVR). Later in the day, the client's heart rhythm was converted to normal sinus rhythm using intravenous medication therapy.
0900 today: Client is sitting up in the bedside recliner. Client reports "racing heartbeat" and feeling "like I can't get a good deep breath" Upon auscultation the nurse hears an irregular heart rhythm.
Assessment is as follows:
Neurological: Alert and oriented x 4
Eyes, Ear, Nose, and Throat (EENT): Normocephalic, denies sore throat, denies nasal congestion, denies vision changes. No swelling or drainage visualized.
Pulmonary: Reports some shortness of breath (SOB), no cough. Lungs sound clear in all fields. Cardiovascular: Irregular heart rhythm auscultated. Denies chest pain. Skin is warm and dry to the touch. Capillary refill > 3 seconds. 2+ bilateral lower extremity edema. Peripheral pulse 1+ equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention (JVD) is noted
Gastrointestinal: Abdomen rounded and firm. Reports slight nausea, bowel sounds hypoactive x 4 quadrants. Reports bowel movement prior to admission.
Genitourinary: Voiding clear yellow urine without issues as per client self-report.
Musculoskeletal: Full range of motion against resistance.
 

The nurse expects the doctor to order what medication(s) for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a fluid-volume overload related to heart failure (HF) and is admitted to the nursing unit for treatment.
Vital signs are:
Temperature: 98.0 oral
Heart rate (HR) 88 beats/minute
Respiratory rate (RR) 22 breaths/minute

Oxygen saturation: 94% on room air

What is the PRIORITY nursing action?

A client is recently diagnosed with stable angina. The LPN is reinforcing teaching for the patient. The LPN knows which statement about stable angina is correct?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has just returned from a cardiac catheterization through the femoral artery. The nurse knows that what three interventions are important to add to the patient's plan of care? (Select all that apply.)

A client with hypertension is willing to implement lifestyle changes to reduce blood pressure. Which changes would be beneficial in reducing the client's blood pressure? (Select all that apply.)

An LPN working in home care is sent to a patient's house to check the the client's PT/INR since the patient is on warfarin. The LPN know that further education is needed when she sees the patient eating:

The nurse working at a community health fair is assessing risk factors for hypertension. Which client does the nurse recognize as having the greatest risk factor?

A client arrives in the emergency department with chest pain, but all test results come back negative. The healthcare provider diagnoses the client with angina pectoris and orders additional testing. Which test requires the client to exercise on a treadmill while being monitored for myocardial ischemia?