Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations A Quiz 4

A football coach is admitted to the coronary care unit and complains of chest pain that fells like a pressure or weight on the chest. The client also states, “I feel nauseated and very weak”. The nurse should:

A client with a family history of atherosclerosis is advised to follow a diet. To help reduce a client’s risk factors for heart disease, the nurse, when discussing dietary guidelines, should teach the client to:

A client returns from a cardiac catheterization and is to remain in the supine position for six hours with the affected leg straight. The nurse is completing the assessment when the client complains of tingling sensations in the affected leg. The nurse should first:

A female client tells the nurse that the physician just told her that she will be receiving a 2 gram sodium-restricted diet. The nurse is aware that the foods lowest in sodium is:

A client returns to his room following heart surgery. The nurse is aware that Thrombus formation is a danger of all postoperative clients. The nurse should act independently to prevent this complication by:

A machine operator is brought to the emergency department by co-worker and is admitted with a possible Myocardial Infarction. The client complains of severe chest pain and appears diaphoretic and his pulse rate is 110 beats per minute. The nurse should immediately;

A nurse is monitoring for sign and symptoms of a hypertensive client. An early finding that would indicate that a client is hypertensive is:

A 72-year old retired school teacher has a right upper lobectomy and scheduled for the removal of cancerous lesions. Following surgery, the nurse is tasks to monitor the client for the most life-threatening complication, which would be?

A client with myocardial infarction is admitted to cardiac care unit. The physician ordered for Isoenzyme laboratory studies for the client. The must reliable early indicator of MI would be:

A newly admitted client with an acute myocardial infarction asks the nurse what are the complications accompany this disease. The question of the client makes the nurse is aware that there is a possibility of death from complications. The nurse should monitor the client during the first 48 hours is: