Which of the following medications does the nurse anticipate being ordered for a client admitted with the following tachycardic rhythm and complaints of palpitations and dizziness?

The nurse on the unit hears an alarm sound in the client's room. Arriving in the room, the client is unresponsive. pulseless and the nurse sees the flat rhythm on the monitor. What is the FIRST action by the nurse?

Which of the following medications does the nurse anticipate being ordered for a client admitted with the following tachycardic rhythm and complaints of palpitations and dizziness?

Which action by the nurse will determine if therapies ordered for a patient with chronic constrictive pericarditis are effective?

A patient on the telemetry unit develops atrial flutter with a heart rate of 150, respirations 26, b/p 118/64 and a o2 saturation of 90% while sitting down. Which action should the nurse do FIRST?

The charge nurse is making assignments for clients on a cardiac unit. Which client should the charge nurse assign to a new graduate nurse?

A client is experiencing atrial fibrillation for 2 weeks and did not respond to medication therapy. The client is scheduled for an elective (outpatient) cardioversion. Which other procedure or test does the nurse anticipate this client will need?

A client with a complaint of dehydration has been admitted into the medical floor. Sodium chloride 1000ml IV to infuse over 12 hrs has been ordered by the admitting Physician. How many ml/hr should you administer? (Round to the nearest whole number) ml/hr

A nurse is caring for a client that is post cardiopulmonary arrest. The nurse anticipates to administer which of the following medications if theclient's restored rhythm is symptomatic bradycardia?

Read orders by the prescriber and answer the question.

Prescriber's orders

Labs: PT, PTT, INR

Unsupervised ambulation every 1 hr

Give protamine sulfate STAT

Give Aspirin orally daily

Continue unrestricted regular diet

Give vitamin K STAT

Initiate bleeding precautions

A nurse is admitting a client who has been in Atrial Fibrillation for 24 hours.

Which of the following interventions does the nurse plan to complete?

(Select All that Apply.)

A nurse is teaching a client with angina pectoris about starting therapy with nitroglycerin tablets. The nurse should include which of the following instructions regarding how to take the medication?