You are caring for a patient with heart failure. You know that the overall goals of management for this patient are what? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Improve functional status
B) Increase cardiac contractility
C) Extend survival
D) Decrease pulmonary venous pressure
E) Relieve patient symptoms
Ans: A, C, E
Feedback: The overall goals of management of HF are to relieve patient symptoms, to improve functional status and quality of life, and to extend survival. The goals of management of the patient with HF do not include increasing cardiac contractility or decreasing pulmonary venous pressure.
You might also like to view...
A client has just been admitted for labor and delivery. She is having mild contractions every 15 minutes lasting 30 seconds. The client wants to have a medication-free birth
When discussing medication alternatives, the nurse should be sure the client understands that: 1. In order to respect her wishes, no medication will be given. 2. Pain relief will allow a more enjoyable birth experience. 3. The use of medications allow the client to rest and be less fatigued. 4. Maternal pain and stress can have a more adverse effect on the fetus than would a small amount of analgesia.
You are the nurse caring for an 85-year-old patient who has been hospitalized for a fractured radius
The patient's daughter has accompanied the patient to the hospital and asks you what her father can do for his very dry skin, which has become susceptible to cracking and shearing. What would be your best response? A) "He should likely take showers rather than baths, if possible." B) "Make sure that he applies sunscreen each morning." C) "Dry skin is an age-related change that is largely inevitable." D) "Try to help your father increase his intake of dairy products."
While assessing the blood pressure of a school-age child, the nurse notes the following: Systolic sound is heard at 98, but the sound continues until it reaches 0. There is a distinct sound softening at 48. How should the nurse record this finding?
1. 98/48 2. 98/48/0 3. 98/0 4. 48/0
The nurse is assessing digestion and elimination in a newborn. Which enzyme helps the newborn convert starch into maltose?
A. Amylase in colostrum B. Mammary lipase in breast milk C. Amylase in the salivary glands D. Lactase in the digestive system