Two hours after you begin an infusion of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), the patient develops an accelerated idioventricular rhythm. Blood pressure is 102/60 mm Hg. You should
A) turn off the TPA infusion.
B) realize this is probably a reperfusion rhythm and does not require treatment.
C) recognize this as a sign of impending cardiogenic shock.
D) administer a lidocaine bolus.
B
You might also like to view...
The relative of a chronically mentally ill woman requests that the mentally ill woman be committed because of her history of 12 previous hospitalizations and because she sits around the house all day refusing to get dressed
The nurse tells the relative that the woman cannot be committed because: 1. It is less than two weeks since her most recent hospital discharge. 2. She has used up her hospital coverage. 3. She has not voluntarily requested hospitalization. 4. There is no evidence that she is a danger to self or others.
Regardless of the setting in which they provide care, nurses are expected to know how to use the first genetic test. What is this foundational genetic test?
A) The developmental assessment B) The family history C) The physical assessment D) The psychosocial assessment
A patient does not speak English; therefore, the nurse cannot use words to provide comfort during a painful procedure. Another intervention that may provide comfort is:
a. silence. b. listening. c. touch. d. restating.
Which theory was developed by Sister Roy?
A) Modeling and Role-Modeling B) Theory of Goal Attainment C) Model of Nursing Based on Activities of Living D) Adaptation Model