You are caring for a client with a damaged tricuspid valve. You know that the tricuspid valve is held in place by which of the following?
A) Chordae tendineae
B) Atrioventricular tendons
C) Semilunar tendineae
D) Papillary tendons
A
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Attached to the mitral and tricuspid valves are cordlike structures known as chordae tendineae, which in turn attach to papillary muscles, two major muscular projections from the ventricles. Options B, C, and D are distractors for the question.
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A Buddhist patient enters the hospital for diagnostic testing just before lunch time. The nurse tells the aide to give a meal tray to the new patient, because no tests will be done until later that evening
The aide gives the patient a meal of Salisbury steak, bread, green beans, and potatoes with brown gravy. The patient eats nothing but a slice of bread and the green beans. Which of the following considerations was omitted by the nurse? a. The patient should not be served any food until a physician's order is obtained. b. The patient's Buddhist faith probably requires a vegetarian diet. c. The patient may be too frightened about the tests to want to eat very much. d. The patient may have diabetes or be allergic to some foods.
The rest of the day is uneventful, and the next day T.B. is discharged to home
What discharge teaching does T.B. need? List at least six points.