The nurse is caring for a patient in cardiac failure who has very high afterload. What is the most direct adverse effect on cardiac function that the nurse would anticipate?
A) Increased cardiac output
B) Decreased heart rate
C) Decreased stroke volume
D) Increased heart rate
C
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The nurse is teaching a family member about various types of complementary therapies that might be effective for relieving the dying client's anxiety and restlessness
Which statement made by the family member indicates understanding of the nurse's teaching? a. "Maybe we should just hire an around-the-clock sitter to stay with Grandmother." b. "I have some of her favorite hymns on a CD that I could bring for music therapy." c. "I don't think that she'll need pain medication along with her herbal treatments." d. "I will burn therapeutic incense in the room so we can stop the anxiety pills."
An emergency department (ED) has doubled its client visits within the past year. This has lead to increased wait times and overcrowding in the ED waiting room
Which of the following recommendations by the ED nurse manager would be appropriate to the CNO (chief nurse officer)? 1. Increase the size of the waiting room and add more carts to the ED unit. 2. Hire more ED nursing staff to manage the increased volume of clients. 3. Hire another ED physician. 4. Hire another registration employee to improve the intake process and decrease the volume in the waiting areas.
The nurse is planning the discharge of a client with a known long-term deficit of ADH. The nurse recognizes that the discharge orders for an ADH supplement will most likely require teaching about:
1. self-administration of an every-third-day intramuscular preparation. 2. self-administration of a weekly intravenous preparation. 3. self-administration of an oral or intranasal preparation. 4. self-administration of a daily subcutaneous preparation.
Greg presents as down in the dumps, tends to assume the worst and complains of insomnia. Which of these disorders most closely matches these symptoms?
a. Major Depressive Disorder b. Bipolar II Disorder c. Persistent Depressive Disorder d. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder