List two factors that may affect the heart's efficiency as a pump
What will be an ideal response?
Abnormalities of cardiac muscle, the valves, or the conduction system.
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A nurse new to psychiatry asks her colleague why the newer antipsychotic medications do not cause as many EPSEs as do the conventional antipsychotic medications. Which response, if made by the nurse, is correct?
1. The newer antipsychotics also have a muscle relaxing effect that masks the EPSEs. 2. The newer antipsychotics do not impact dopamine. 3. The newer antipsychotics only act in the lower extrapyramidal dopamine pathways. 4. The newer antipsychotics have less affinity for dopamine receptors and also bind to serotonin receptors.
During a physical examination, the fetal heart rate is considered to be tachycardia. How many beats per minute would the nurse expect to hear?
a. 60 to 90 c. 110 to 160 b. 91 to 100 d. 170 to 180
A patient is in a hospice receiving palliative care for lung cancer. The cancer has metastasized to the liver and bones. The patient is experiencing dyspnea. What might the nurse do to help to relive the dyspnea the patient is experiencing?
A) A fluid bolus B) High-flow oxygen to treat low oxygen saturation C) High doses of opioids D) Administer corticosteroids as ordered
During a post conference, nursing students are simulating physical assessment of the newborn using a model. Throughout the simulated assessment, students describe each of their actions
Which nursing student's statement indicates the need for further teaching? 1. "I measured the newborn's blood pressure using the Doppler technique." 2. "I auscultated the infant's heart tones for one minute." 3. "I palpated peripheral pulses in all the newborn's extremities." 4. "I obtained the infant's heart rate by observing the cardiac monitor."