Your client is admitted with shortness of breath. The telemetry monitor shows an irregularly irregular rhythm with no visible P waves and a ventricular rate of 110 bpm. You recognize this dysrhythmia as atrial fibrillation. Which medication does you anticipate the physician may order to reduce the risk of complications associated with this rhythm?

The LPN is caring for a client who was recently prescribed 20 mg of simvastatin by mouth. Which statement should the nurse include in the client's teaching session?

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.)

 

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 is performing an assessment on a client with a history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and hypothyroidism. The client is experiencing exhaustion with simple activities of daily living and short ambulation, and states a 5-pound weight gain over 4 days. Assessment reveals 4+ edema to lower extremities and jugular distention. The nurse will report findings to the health care provider and anticipates which medical condition?

Client education about Buerger's disease should include what important life style medication?

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 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.)

This picture shows a 6 second rhythm strip of your client's cardiac telemetry. You would document this finding as:

A client arrives to the emergency department with dizziness, blurred vision with greenish halos, constipation and fatigue. The client's partner states that that client has been "a little off - kinda confused" this morning. Vital signs: Temp 98.8, HR 44, RR 26. BP 112/68 SpO2 97% on room air. Medical history: obesity, hypothyroidism, heart failure, hypercholesterolemia. Medication reconciliation shows: Furosemide 40 mg daily, levothyroxine 25 mcg daily, digoxin 0.5 mg, simvastatin 40 mg. Based on the above information the nurse suspects that the patient has:

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: