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People who exhibit an optimistic explanatory style tend to attribute setbacks to  

One of the strengths of self-report inventories is that they 

One should be cautious in interpreting the results of surveys on the importance of physical attractiveness in romantic relationships because

 A nurse is caring for clients who are receiving diuretic therapy to treat heart failure.  What medication puts clients at risk for both hyperkalemia and hyponatremia?

The nurse is assessing a client who reports a sudden onset of irregular palpitations, fatigue, and dizziness. The nurse finds a rapid and irregular heart rate with a significant pulse deficit. What dysrhythmia will the nurse expect to find on the ECG?

While admitting an 80-year-old patient with heart failure to the medical unit, the nurse obtains the information that the patient lives alone and sometimes confuses the “water pill” with the “heart pill.” What will the nurse include in discharge planning?

The patient is admitted to the hospital with a history of tachycardia for four days.  The nurse will assess the patient for which symptom resulting from a tachycardia of this duration?

The nurse is caring for a client who has atrial fibrillation and is receiving heparin. What assessment finding is the nurse’s priority?

The nurse is preparing to administer a transfusion of RBCs to a client who has heart failure. What assessment findings would suggest fluid volume overload? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is planning care for a client admitted with a cardiac dysrhythmia. What intervention is most appropriate for this client?