During the assessment of a 25-year-old patient with infective endocarditis (IE), the nurse would expect to find
a. substernal chest pressure.
b. a new regurgitant murmur.
c. a pruritic rash on the chest.
d. involuntary muscle movement.
ANS: B
New regurgitant murmurs occur in IE because vegetations on the valves prevent valve closure. Substernal chest discomfort, rashes, and involuntary muscle movement are clinical manifestations of other cardiac disorders such as angina and rheumatic fever.
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