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Which nursing action is a priority for a patient who had a burn injury after falling from a roof onto a BBQ grill?

A hospitalized patient with chronic heart failure has a new order for captopril 12.5 mg PO. After giving the first dose and teaching the patient about the drug, which statement by the patient indicates that teaching has been effective?

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

A patient who has chest pain is admitted to the emergency department (ED), and all of the following items are prescribed. Which one would the nurse arrange to be completed first?

Please calculate the cardiac output for the following patient: Temp: 36.4, HR: 84, BP: 146/82, RR: 16, SpO2: 99%. Ejection fraction: 56%, Central Venous Pressure: 5, Stroke Volume: 70.

A patient who developed chest pain 4 hours ago may be having a myocardial infarction. Which laboratory test result would be most helpful in indicating myocardial damage?

A patient who is recovering from an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) asks the nurse about safely resuming sexual intercourse. Which response by the nurse provides the most useful information for the patient?

A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy has new onset atrial fibrillation that has been unresponsive to drug therapy for four days. Which topic would the nurse plan to include in patient teaching?

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 would the nurse include in the discharge plan?

Inmate disturbances can take the form of: