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A patient who was admitted with a myocardial infarction has a 45-second episode of ventricular tachycardia, then converts to sinus rhythm with a heart rate of 98 beats/min. Which action should the nurse take next?

While admitting an 82-yr-old patient with acute decompensated heart failure to the hospital, the nurse learns that the patient lives alone and sometimes confuses the “water pill” with the “heart pill.” What should the nurse include in the discharge plan?

The nurse is reviewing the 12-lead electrocardiograph (ECG) for a healthy older adult patient who is having an annual physical examination. What finding should be of most concern to the nurse?

Which data indicates to the nurse that the patient with stable angina is experiencing a side effect of metoprolol (Lopressor)?

The nurse hears a murmur between the S1 and S2 heart sounds at the patient’s left fifth intercostal space and midclavicular line. How will the nurse record this information?

The nurse is reviewing laboratory results and notes a patient’s activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) level of 28 seconds. The nurse should notify the health care provider in anticipation of adjusting which medication?

Which patient information is most important for the nurse to monitor when evaluating the effectiveness of deferoxamine (Desferal) for a patient with hemochromatosis?

Which clinical manifestation is the major manifestation of multiple myeloma?

Which information would the nurse include when describing the extrinsic pathway to a patient?

Which effect does hemoglobin (Hgb) S have on the red blood cells (RBCs) in sickle cell disease?