The nurse is caring for a client who has right-sided heart failure, and is scheduled to receive the second dose of furosemide Prior to administration of the drug, assessment of the client reveals a marked decrease from 4+ to 1+ ankle edema, neck distention is less than earlier, and the client lost 3 pounds in 24 hours. What action should the nurse take?

A client is prescribed 40 mg of furosemide orally. The furosemide tablets on hand are 20 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer? (Type only the number in the box.)

 

A client is admitted for recurrent peripheral edema. On admission the patient is AAOX3, lungs are clear to auscultations. Heart rate is 88 bmp, regular rate and rhythm. Respiratory rate is 24 breaths per minute. Abdomen is soft non-tender non-distended, last BM was yesterday and was reported by the patient to be soft, normal brown color. Patient has +2 pitting edema of the bilateral hands and bilateral ankles and feet. Blood pressure is 150/82 mmHg. Pulse ox is 88% on 3 liters of oxygen by nasal cannula.
What findings in this assessment require follow-up?

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?

Before giving any medication of cardiac dysrhythmia the LPN knows that the most important assessment that must be completed prior to giving the medication is:

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.

When the nurses reassesses the patient, which finding demonstrates that the intervention was successful?

The nurse is preparing to administer a client's scheduled antihypertensive medication (lisinopril). The client's vital signs are:
Blood pressure: 88/56 mmHg
Heart rate: 62 bpm
Respiratory rate: 18/min
Oxygen saturation: 98% n room air

A nurse is reinforcing the education for a patient on the risks of coronary artery disease (CAD) the
LPN knows that the following are modifiable risk factors: (Select all that apply.)

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?

Which three of the following are common adverse effects of beta-blockers?

Your client was admitted for shortness of breath. A 6 second rhythm strip of their telemetry is seen here. You anticipate that the physician might order what medication to treat this dysrhythmia?