In systolic heart failure, what effect does the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) have on stroke volume?
a. Increases preload and decreases afterload
b. Increases preload and increases afterload
c. Decreases preload and increases afterload
d. Decreases preload and decreases afterload
Answer: b. Increases preload and increases afterload
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In which sequence should the nurse perform a client's abdominal assessment to obtain the MOST accurate data?
a. auscultation, inspection, palpation, percussion b. inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation c. palpation, inspection, percussion, auscultation d. percussion, palpation, auscultation, inspection
The population health nurse is preparing material for an educational seminar on the differences between Medicare and Medicaid. What should the nurse include in this teaching?
1. Medicare only covers health care services for people over age 65. 2. Medicare does not cover preventive services, but Medicaid provides such coverage. 3. Medicare funding is solely on the federal level and Medicaid has no federal funding. 4. Medicare provides partial coverage for health services when eligible for Social Security benefits and Medicaid provides health services to the indigent.
A client reports taking oral medication for control of sugar problems. Which is the best nursing interpretation of this verbal accounting?
A) Lack of knowledge of disease process B) Client has type 2 diabetes mellitus. C) Client has prediabetes mellitus. D) Lack of knowledge on medication regime
Which assessment findings would indicate the need to test for Edwards syndrome?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Hydrocephalus 2. Misshaped nose 3. Cleft palate 4. Cardiac defects 5. Cognitive slowing