A patient has been admitted with acute left systolic heart failure secondary to acute myocardial infarction. The patient has dyspnea and orthopnea and a cardiac rhythm of sinus tachycardia
The physiologic dysfunction for this type of heart failure is what?
A) Impaired contractility of the left ventricle
B) Impaired compliance of the left ventricle
C) Cardiac valve disease
D) Acute myocardial infarction
A
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A student asks why some patients have surgery in the hospital and others are sent to ambulatory surgery centers. What is the instructor's best response? A) "Patients who go to ambulatory surgery centers are more independent than patients admitted to the hospital." B) "Patients admitted to the hospital for surgery usually have multiple health needs." C) "In most cases, only emergency and trauma patients are admitted to the hospital." D) "Patients who have surgery in the hospital are those who need to have anesthesia administered."
The pathophysiology class is learning how microorganisms develop resistance to anti-infective drugs. What is one way the nursing students would learn that microorganisms develop resistance to anti-infective drugs?
A) By rearranging their deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to produce membranes that are permeable to the drug B) By producing an enzyme that stimulates the drug C) By changing the cellular membrane to allow the drug entry into the cell D) By altering binding sites on the membrane or ribosomes so that the drug cannot enter the cell
A patient with hemophilia is admitted with acute bleeding. Until the cause of the bleeding is determined, the nurse should be prepared to perform which intervention?
1. infusing packed red blood cells 2. infusing normal saline 3. infusing heparin 4. infusing fresh-frozen plasma
Which of the following are problems associated with the present health care delivery system that could be identified by a nursing student who is writing an essay? (Select all that apply.)
a. High cost b. Insufficient number of doctors c. Widespread shortage of RNs d. Continuous quality improvement