Nursing interventions to help the patient cope with decreased cardiac output includes which of the following?
1. Dovetail nursing care tasks to allow rest periods for the patient.
2. Maintain enough cover to prevent patient from shivering.
3. Turn, cough, deep-breathe, and ambulate every 2 hours to reduce the risk of em-bolism.
4. Administer analgesics cautiously.
1
Care should be designed to reduce metabolic demands on the failing heart. Shivering and physical activity increase the demands; analgesics may reduce output more.
You might also like to view...
In which of the following educational programs are public health nurses likely to participate?
1. Tobacco use 2. Oral and dental health 3. Juvenile diabetes (type I diabetes) prevention 4. Injuries
The nurse caring for a patient with Addison's disease suspects adrenal crisis when the patient exhibits:
1. hypertension and abdominal pain. 2. confusion and tachycardia. 3. bradycardia and nausea. 4. widening pulse pressure and shortness of breath.
The dependent variable(s) in the research question "Is the quality of life of nursing home residents affected by their functional ability or hearing acuity" is (are):
A) Quality of life B) Functional ability C) Hearing acuity D) Both functional ability and hearing acuity
What might be the cause of the LUQ pain along with her usual pain? (Hint: Consider the enzymes that are elevated.)