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A 45 year old man is admitted to the ED after developing severe chest pain while raking leaves. On admission he has mid-chest dullness and a normal EKG. The physician schedules the client for cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography and possible percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The nurse prepares the client for the procedure by explaining that, in his case, this procedure is used to:

A client presents to the emergency department with complaints of increasing fatigue, dyspnea, and weight gain over the past few weeks. Upon assessment, the nurse notes that the client has JVD and bilateral lower extremity edema. The nurse should expect which condition?

The client has a heart rate of 72 beats per minute (bpm) with a regular rhythm. Where does the nurse determine the impulse arises from?

A nursing instructor is reviewing medication knowledge with a nursing student. The student nurse correctly identifies that alteplase (Activase), reteplase (Retavase), and tPa are examples of what medication classification?  

While caring for a client with an acute myocardial infarction, the nurse monitors the client closely, knowing that the most common immediate symptom post myocardial infarction is/are:

Which continuous improvement method focuses on empowering employees to initiate change?

How can ‘takt time’ be effectively used in a manufacturing process?

How does Kanban enhance Lean processes?

Which metric is crucial for balancing work in Lean?

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