Chronic stable angina is characterized by:
a. reversible myocardial ischemia
b. increased oxygen demand and increased oxygen supply
c. irreversible myocardial ischemia
d. myocardial tissue death
Answer: c. irreversible myocardial ischemia
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The client is being prepared for home oxygen use. The client's spouse smokes two to three packs of cigarettes per day. Which is the nurse's priority instruction to the client and spouse?
1. Inform the health care provider that home oxygen use would be dangerous for this client. 2. Instruct the spouse on the need to smoke outside. 3. Instruct the spouse on the hazards of smoking in the same room with the client. 4. Instruct the spouse to quit smoking.
Bolus enteral feedings are appropriate only when the feeding tube administers the formula into the
a. esophagus. b. stomach. c. duodenum. d. jejunum.
An organization is updating the policy for pain management. What should be included in the updated policy that addresses the Joint Commission's pain management standards? Select all that apply
1. Complete a baseline pain assessment 2. Monitor the acute pain the client is experiencing 3. Follow guidelines of pharmacologic management 4. Educate client and family about pain management 5. Limit the use of nonpharmacological management