A patient who reports having a sore throat 2 weeks ago now reports chest pain. On physical assessment, the nurse hears a new murmur, pericardial friction rub, and tachycardia. ECG shows a prolonged P-R interval. What condition does the nurse suspect in this patient?
a. Rheumatic carditis
b. Heart failure
c. Cardiomyopathy
d. Aortic stenosis
Answer: a. Rheumatic carditis
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1. Air quality from the ventilation system. 2. Noise levels from the outside. 3. Injuries sustained from weekend activities. 4. The distance employees walk from the parking area to the building.
The 1974 Taft-Hartley Amendments to the Waggoner Act guaranteed:
a. nurses do not have to strike b. the continuation of adequate patient care c. nurses can vote to strike d. nurses can have a spokesman
Which of the following is true of both theories and conceptual models?
A) They are invented or created, not discovered. B) They need to be borrowed from other disciplines for nursing studies. C) They contain a set of logically interrelated propositions. D) They are different words for exactly the same thing.
Each of the following pregnant women is scheduled for a 14-week antepartal visit. In planning care, the nurse would give priority teaching on amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) screening to which patient?
1. 28-year-old with history of rheumatic heart disease 2. 18-year-old with exposure to HIV 3. 20-year-old with a history of preterm labor 4. 35-year-old with a child with spina bifida