The nurse is assigned to provide care for the following clients. Which client should the nurse assess first?

A 65-year-old patient with a history of heart failure presents to the emergency department with shortness of breath and hypotension. Which of the following medications would be most appropriate to administer in order to decrease the afterload and improve cardiac output in this patient?

After the nurse administers IV atropine to a client with symptomatic sinus bradycardia, which of the following findings would best indicate that the medication has been effective in reversing the bradycardic episode?

You recognize which of the following is an indication for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery?

The physician's order states: "If BP drops below 90/60 administer dopamine via continuous infusion and titrate the drip to maintain a blood pressure of 100/70." The client's blood pressure was 84/50, and the nurse initiated the dopamine drip. One hour later the BP is 180/90. The nurse should

A form of angina which develops at rest in response to spasm of a coronary artery would respond best to

A client is experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (MI), and IV morphine is ordered. The nurse knows that morphine is given because it

A client admitted with acute dyspnea is diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Which information will the nurse include when teaching the client about management of this disorder?

A 72-year-old female patient with a history of hypertension and chronic kidney disease is admitted to the hospital with acute decompensated heart failure. She presents with symptoms of dyspnea on exertion, edema in her lower extremities, and a persistent cough. Upon assessment, the following vital signs are recorded:

• Blood Pressure: 150/90 mmHg
• Heart Rate: 85 beats per minute
• Respiratory Rate: 20 breaths per minute
• Oxygen Saturation: 94% on room air
• Temperature: 98.4°F (36.9°C)

Which of the following medications would be most appropriate to administer to improve afterload in this patient?

A client had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. His hemodynamics are:

• central venous pressure (CVP) low at 1 mm Hg;
• pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) low at 20/4 mm Hg;
• cardiac output (CO) low at 4 L/min;
• systemic vascular resistance (SVR) high at 1600 dynes/sec/cm(-5):
• BP low at 90/56 mm Hg.

The client's hemodynamic status would benefit most from

Which information collected by the nurse who is admitting a client with chest pain suggests that the pain is caused by an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)?