The pressure of blood in the arteries when the heart is pumping is called
a. diastolic pressure. c. systolic pressure.
b. venous pressure. d. aortic pressure
c
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Which of the following would be an appropriate nursing goal?
1. The client will raise her right arm to shoulder height by Friday. 2. The client will begin to use her right arm. 3. The client will not complain of pain in the right arm. 4. The client should not injure the right arm.
A nurse is supervising a student working with hemodynamic monitors. Which action by the student requires the nurse to intervene?
A. Adjusts the transducer each time the patient is repositioned B. Assesses all connections each time he or she is in the room C. Positions the transducer at the fifth intercostal space D. Positions the transducer in the mid-clavicular line
A client is scheduled for a prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). On the morning of surgery, the laboratory report on the client's urine indicates the presence of red blood cells, white blood cells, and bacteria
Which is the nurse's highest priority action? a. Document the report in the client's chart. b. Insert a new Foley catheter before surgery. c. Strain the client's urine. d. Assess the client's vital signs and notify the health care provider.
A nurse is assessing a patient who is receiving a blood transfusion and finds that the patient is anxiously fidgeting in bed. The patient is afebrile and dyspneic. The nurse auscultates crackles in both lung bases and sees jugular vein distention
The nurse recognizes that the patient is experiencing which transfusion complication? a. Anaphylactic shock b. Septicemia c. Fluid volume overload d. Hemolytic reaction