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Mrs Bison has dopamine infusing at 5mcg/kg/min. Use the information below to calculate the rate on the pump if Mrs Bison weighs 55 kgs. Round to the nearest 10th dopamine(1).PNG 

Identify the following rhythm. Based on your interpretation indicate from the choices below whether the anticipatory actions are indicated or not indicated. Each action will require a response. rhythm2.PNG

The nurse, caring for a client following an anterior MI, obtains the assessment findings illustrated. Based on these findings, the nurse should immediately notify the HCP and plan which intervention?  the nurse, caring for a client following an anterior MI.PNG  

The client on the telemetry unit has a BP of 88/40 mmHg, HR 44 bpm, feels faint, and is pale and confused. When caring for this client which tasks should the RN delegate to the NA? Select all that apply

The nurse receives a serum laboratory report for six different clients admitted with diagnoses of chest pain. Click on the top 3 most concerning lab values that the nurse should address.

The nurse learns in a report that the client with a closed chest tube drainage system has had clear but slightly diminished breath sounds in the lung bases. The reporting nurse stated that there was 280 mL of tan-colored drainage in the collection chamber in the previous 8-hour shift. The nurse assesses the client at the beginning of the shift and notes clear but slightly diminished breath sounds in the bases and 300 mL of bloody drainage in the collection chamber within the last hour. Which nursing action is most appropriate?

Management goals that apply to both aortic rupture and dissection include which considerations?

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A nurse is providing discharge instruction to a client whose abdominal aortic aneurysm will be treated medically. Which topics should the nurse include in this instruction?

The client diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is having increased difficulty breathing. The arterial blood gas indicates a partial pressure oxygen level of 54 mmHg on O2 at 10 LPM. Which intervention should the intensive care unit nurse implement first?