The nurse caring for a client with acute infective endocarditis would frequently assess for
a. cardiac murmurs.
b. elevation of blood pressure.
c. pulse oximetry.
d. urine output.
A
The nurse should auscultate every 8 hours for heart murmurs and assess for rapid pulse rate, easy fatigability, dyspnea, restlessness, manifestations of heart failure, and embolic manifestations in the client with infective endocarditis.
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