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https://mededu.azureedge.net/restricted/ekgtracingsRr/5.gif A patient’s heart monitor displays a pattern of varying contours and amplitude with no measurable ECG pattern. The nurse enters the room to see the patient is unresponsive and feels no palpable pulse. Which action should the nurse take first?

A client converts from normal sinus rhythm at 80 bpm to atrial fibrillation with a ventricular response at 144 bpm. Blood pressure is 162/74 mm Hg. Respiratory rate is 20 breaths per minute with normal chest expansion and clear lungs bilaterally. IV heparin and Diltiazem (Cardizem) are administered. The nurse caring for the client understands that the main goals of treatment include all of the following except:

A nurse is providing teaching for a new graduate nurse. Which of the following statements is correct about unstable angina and should be included in the teaching?

The nurse plans to administer an antibiotic to a client newly admitted with septic shock. What action will the nurse take first?

Which signs and symptoms in an older client receiving a blood transfusion indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO)

The nurse is caring for a 70-year-old client who had a cardiac catheterization yesterday to confirm an MI and has completed discharge teaching using the teach-back method. This morning the nurse is evaluating the client’s understanding of the discharge plan of care. For each of the statements made by the client, specify whether the statement indicates an Understanding or Requires Further Education of the teaching provided. “I will take only my aspirin and not the clopidogrel.”: [statement1] “I will be sure to carry my nitroglycerin with me.”: [statement2] “I will exercise indoors only.”: [statement3]

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a patient who has undergone surgical repair. Which statement by the patient indicates further education is needed? 

The mass you are imaging has a diameter of 35 mm.  This value can also be expressed as:

Which best describes the effects of damaged transducer elements in the B-mode image?

What transducer component reduces reflection at the transducer/skin interface?