Cardiac catheterization reveals that a patient has an isolated lesion in the right coronary artery that occludes 90% of the vessels' lumen. The nurse plans care for this patient based on the knowledge that total occlusion of the artery will result in damage to which portion of the heart?
1. Right ventricle
2. Anterior aspect of the left ventricle
3. The septum
4. The lateral wall of the left ventricle
Answer: 1
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a. Prevention of infection b. Balanced nutritional diet with sodium reduction c. Cardiopulmonary function assessment d. Monitoring of hemoglobin and hematocrit levels
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She also mentions that he has not been to the hospital since the surgery. Which of the following responses by the nurse practicing family-focused care is most appropriate? 1. "Can you tell me more about your family and how your hospitalization has affected them?" 2. "We may be able to reschedule the meeting—I'll check with the discharge planner." 3. "Did the admitting nurse create a genogram of your family?—it might help if I took a look at it." 4. "Will you be able to manage your care alone at home, or is there someone else I should call?"
A delegator is one who assigns a task to someone
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A client has a widespread fungal infection. For which drug does the nurse anticipate an order?
a. Clindamycin (Cleocin) b. Acyclovir (Zovirax) c. Linezolid (Zyvox) d. Ketoconazole (Nizoral)