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Which manifestations in a patient with a T4 spinal cord injury should alert the nurse to the possibility of autonomic dysreflexia?

The nurse is watching the cardiac monitor and notices that the rhythm suddenly changes. There are no P waves, the QRS complexes are wide, and the ventricular rate is regular but more than 140 bpm. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing which dysrhythmia?

A patient with a history of T3 spinal cord injury is admitted for a pressure injury. The patient tells the nurse, “I have a pounding headache and I feel sick to my stomach.” Which action would the nurse take first?

Which of the following are NOT typical signs and symptoms of right-sided heart failure? Select-all-that-apply:*

A client has frequent bursts of ventricular tachycardia on the cardiac monitor. What should the nurse be most concerned about with this dysrhythmia?

Match the word and the part of speech. 

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A patient has been taught preventive measures for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which statement by the patient during reinforcement of teaching indicates that teaching has been effective? 

The nurse evaluates the patient as understanding the primary  reason that food and fluid are held until the gag reflux returns after an esophagogastroduodenoscopy procedure if the patient states which of these statements? 

The nurse is collecting data for a patient with Crohn disease 2 days post-proctocolectomy with ileostomy. The patient reports diffuse abdominal discomfort. The nurse notices few bowel sounds, distention, and lack of flatus through the ileostomy. The nurse should implement whichintervention?