Cardiac

A nurse is caring for a client who has infective endocarditis. Which of the following manifestations is the priority for the nurse to monitor for?

Dyspnea

A nurse is teaching an older adult client who is postoperative following insertion of a permanent pacemaker. The nurse should instruct the client to notify the provider about which of the following manifestations?

Fatigue

A nurse is assessing a male client who has advanced peripheral artery disease (PAD). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Leg pain at rest

A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who has a prescription for digoxin. Which of the following statements indicates the client is experiencing digoxin toxicity?

My vision seems yellow

A nurse is caring for a client who reports a new onset of severe chest pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to determine if the client is experiencing a myocardial infarction?

Perform a 12-lead ECG

A nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department reporting chest pain. The provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While waiting for the troponin levels report, the client asks what this blood test will show. Which of the following explanations should the nurse provide to the client?

Troponin is a heart muscle protein that appears in the bloodstream when there is damage to the heart

A nurse is performing an ECG on a client who is experiencing chest pain. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

I will need to apply electrodes to your chest and extremities

A client has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) is prescribed aspirin 325 mg. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin given due to whcih of the following actions of the medication?

Antiplatelet aggregate

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an exercise stress test. Which of the following comments made by the client should indicate to the nurse that the client requires further teaching?

I'll take my heart medications the morning of my test

A nurse is caring for a client who has peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Which of the following symptoms should the nurse expect to find in the early stage of the disease?

Intermittent claudication