A 73-year-old man with aortic stenosis has had percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty performed because he is not a candidate for valve replacement. Following this procedure, the nurse should prioritize assessments related to:
A) Anginal pain
B) Signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction
C) Ventricular arrhythmias
D) Pericarditis
C
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The nurse is teaching a patient who is not a native English speaker. As the nurse gives complex explanations, the patient nods and smiles. What is the best nursing intervention to ensure patient understanding?
A) Assume that the patient's nods indicate understanding. B) Ask a family member to interpret to the patient. C) Use pictures whenever possible in the teaching. D) Ask the patient to restate the information conveyed.
The operating room ward clerk and the clerk who schedules operations have had a series of conflicts about their various duties that sometimes overlap or are ambiguous
As the operating room supervisor, you attempt to solve this conflict by helping both clerks carefully delineate their duties. What is this an example of? A) Responsibility charting B) Smoothing conflict C) Alternate dispute resolution D) Mediation counseling
The nurse in a physician's office looks at the charts for the next day to determine who is coming to the physician's office so she can try to plan for the day. What is the best definition of a client as an individual as adopted from the text?
A) Two or more individuals who depend on one another B) Groups of people with common interest with open communication C) Recipient of nursing care unique and continuously evolving D) A person progressing through life
The nurse notes that the 43-year-old male client has an abrasion on his upper right thigh that he received 2 days ago when he was involved in a bicycle accident. The abrasion is red, swollen, warm, and throbbing
The nurse knows that the wound shows signs of being: 1. Infected 2. In the inflammatory phase of healing 3. In the proliferative phase of healing 4. In the remodeling phase of healing