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A patient is admitted into the emergency room comatose related to a drug overdose. The arterial blood gas (ABGs) results are: pH of 7.15, PaO2 of 65, PaCO2 of 60, and HCO3 of 26. Based on this data, what is the priority nursing intervention?

The nursing instructor when teaching about disorders of cardiac function informs the students that all people presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) should be assessed for reperfusion therapy as quickly as possible. Reperfusion therapy includes which of the following? Select all that apply.

On a telemetry unit, the cardiac alarm sounds on a client diagnosed with a myocardial infarction when the following rhythm is displayed. The client is unconscious, cyanotic, and not breathing. What nursing actions have the highest priority at this time? Place the following action in the order in which they should be performed. Not all items will be used.

A 56-year-old patient in the emergency room is complaining of severe chest pain with a history of hypertension and diabetes. The nurse should anticipate administering which treatments? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A client is scheduled for a percutaneous coronary intervention. During the preoperative teaching, which statement by the nurse informs the client of the purpose of this procedure?

A patient is admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) with a fever, shortness of breath, and hypotension. The ABG findings are pH of 7.35, PaCO2 of 66, PaO2 of 70, and HCO3 of 38. The nurse documents that the ABG findings are:

In caring for a patient on a Positive Pressure Ventilator the nurse knows that the complications include all of the following: Select All That Apply.

Which classes of medications are currently used as first-line treatments of heart failure? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is being supported with synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV). What nursing implications are important to consider when caring for this patient?

Your client is in shock. You are to assess this client for inadequate oxygen delivery to the tissues. What is the first sign you will observe in the initial stages of shock?