Category: Nursing

A patient who is recovering from a myocardial infarction may benefit from meditation, because this technique:

A patient is admitted to the hospital for a carotid angiogram with stent placement. The patient’s spouse states: “I don’t want my spouse to find out there is a risk of a stroke connected with this procedure, because he or she won’t sign the consent form.” The cardiac/vascular nurse’s most appropriate action is to:

While a cardiac/vascular nurse preceptor is orienting a graduate nurse on the telemetry unit, a patient experiences cardiac arrest. Which action by the preceptor, during the emergency cardiac care procedure, facilitates the graduate nurse’s competence and professional development?

Excessive alcohol use while on warfarin (Coumadin) therapy leads to:

A primary prevention for reducing a female patient’s risk of developing coronary heart disease is to:

A patient comes to the emergency department with reports of a swollen and painful leg but denies sustaining any injury. Physical examination reveals a tense calf muscle, decreased sensation to the foot and leg, and absent pedal pulses. The cardiac/vascular nurse asks the patient when the symptoms began, because:

Compare and contrast Health Care in the United States to that of Canada. Included should be a comparison of: history, mortality and morbidity, services, access, financing, resources, regulation

A 55-year-old patient who is diagnosed with an evolving myocardial infarction (MI) insists on going home. The cardiac/vascular nurse encourages the patient to be admitted, because the greatest risk within the first 24 hours of sustaining an MI is:

In an assessment for intermittent claudication, the cardiac/vascular nurse assesses for leg pain and cramping with exertion, then asks the patient:

Which is the primary consideration when preparing to administer thrombolytic therapy to a patient who is experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (MI)?