Which of the following medications would you expect to be included in the treatment of a patient with congestive heart failure? Choose all that apply
1) Nitrates
2) Beta-adrenergic agents
3) Diuretics
4) Anticoagulants
ANS: 2, 3
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The nurse is assessing a patient and learns that the patient and his wife were married just 3 weeks earlier. Which of the following statements should underlie the nurse's care planning for this patient?
A) The patient and spouse should seek counseling to ease their transition. B) The patient will have better coping skills being in a stable relationship. C) Happy events do not normally cause stress. D) Marriage causes transition, which has the potential to cause stress.
The nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client that is admitted to the hospital and observes an area over the left heel that is reddened but intact. How would the nurse stage this pressure sore?
A) Stage I B) Stage II C) Stage III D) Stage IV
A client has an injury to the right ankle. On assessment, the nurse notes that it is red and inflamed. The nurse adds interventions to the care plan that address which factor?
a. An injury that is infected b. Inflammation without infection c. A secondary infection d. Dermatitis around the ankle
The nurse is auscultating a patient's lungs. Which breath sounds should the nurse identify as being abnormal?
Select all that apply. 1. crackles 2. vesicular 3. bronchovesicular 4. wheezes 5. bronchial