A patient presents to the CCU with chest pain made worse by breathing deeply or lying supine, dyspnea, malaise, fever, and elevated blood cell count
On reviewing his medical chart, the nurse observes that the patient had a myocardial infarction almost 2 months ago. What does the nurse suspect the patient's condition to be?
A) Dressler's syndrome
B) Dilated cardiomyopathy
C) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
D) Buerger's disease
A
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The nurse has learned from the patient's daughter that the patient is not following the instructions she received upon discharge last month. Which of the following would be a factor in a patient not adhering to her therapeutic regimen?
A) Ethnic background of health care provider B) Costs of prescribed regimen C) Wellness state D) Personality of the physician
A patient is admitted to a medical surgical unit. What factors will determine how frequently vital signs will be assessed? (Select all that apply.)
a. Desire of the patient b. Judgment of need by the nurse c. Discretion of the family d. Orders of the health care provider e. Patient's condition
The nursing care priorities for a patient with a burn injury include wound care, nutritional support, and prevention of complications such as infection
Based upon these care priorities, the patient is most likely in which of the following phases of burn care? A) Emergent B) Immediate resuscitative C) Acute D) Rehabilitation
In the event of autonomic dysreflexia (AD) in the patient with a spinal cord injury, the initial intervention should be to:
a. elevate the head of the bed to lower blood pressure. b. notify the charge nurse to get assistance. c. increase IV fluid rate to ensure adequate circulating volume. d. administer anti-hypertensive medication.