Mosby Quiz questions 401 Quiz 2

a client with left side heart failure is taking digoxin, what changes does the nurse expect to find if the med is effective?

Diuresis, Decreased edema, Decreased pulse rate

nurse identifies sign of electrolyte depletion in a client with heart failure who is recieving bumex and digoxin what does the nurse determine is the cause of the depletion

Diuretic therapy

client has edema in the lower extremities during the day, what is consistent in the clinical finding?

Right ventricular heart failure

a nurse is caring for a client with heart failure, the care provider orders a 2 g sodium diet what should the nurse include when explaining how a low salt diet helps ?

allows excess tissue fluid to be excreted

a client with heart failure is on a drug regimen of digoxin and lasix , the client dislikes oranges and bananas which fruit should the nurse encourage

apricots

when an older client with heart failure is transferred from the ed to the medical service ,what should the nurse do first on the unit?

assess the client's heart and lung sounds

what clinical indicators is the nurse most likely to identify when taking the admission history of a client with right ventricular failure?

edema, dyspnea

client admitted to the hospital had edematous ankles, what should the nurse do to best reduce edema of the lower extremities

elevate the legs

a nurse is advising a client about the risks associated with failing to seek treatment for acute pharyngitis caused by beta hemolytic streptococcus what health problem is the client at risk for?

endocarditis

what change is pressure does the nurse conclude is responsible for the lower extremity pitting edema of a client with right side heart failure?

increase in plasma hydrostatic pressure

the family of a client with right side heart failure expresses concern about the clients increasing abdominal girth, what physiologic change should the nurse consider when explaining the condition

increased pressure with the circulatory system

what effect of anxiety makes it particularly important for the nurse to allay the anxiety of a client with heart failure

increases the cardiac workload

what should the nurse do to help alleviate the distress of client with heart faillure and pulmonary edema?

place the client in the orthopenic position

what dietary choices should the nurse instruct the client taking adlactone to avoid?

potatoes, cantaloupe

a nurse is caring for a client with an infection caused by group a beta hemolytic streptococci, the nurse should assess this client for responsed associated with which illness?

rheumatic fever