What is the most appropriate prevention strategy to decrease mortality of heart failure to offer your heart failure patient?

The provision of optimal care for patients withdrawing from substances of abuse is facilitated by the nurse’s understanding that severe morbidity and mortality are often associated with withdrawal from which substances?

The surface of the heart is formed by a membrane called the_________.

Which is the most effective action for the nurse to take to assess adequate bowel function in a client with peritonitis who has had abdominal surgery? 

A patient in the ICU has developed acute renal failure related to decreased renal perfusion. For which conditions does the nurse expect the possibility of emergent hemodialysis or renal replacement therapy in the patient with acute renal failure? Select all that apply. 

Linda is a 78-year-old woman with a history of venous stasis. She presents for follow up of treatment of cellulitis to her lower extremities. She has completed not just one, but two different appropriate antibiotics for skin infection but continues to complain of significant tenderness, redness, and discomfort. The tissue feels indurated with mild erythema,  and no abscesses or increased warmth. The skin appears intact without noted disruption. In addition to cellulitis, what might you consider in her differential diagnoses as a causative etiology of this issue? 

While obtaining a history, your patient states, “You know, whenever I bend over to put on my socks and shoes, I get really short breath. How weird is that?” How would you document this in your note in the patient’s chart?

When the nurse provides care for a client with chronic kidney failure, which assessments will the nurse complete that would indicate a finding of fluid overload? Select all that apply. 

Which statements are accurate regarding QFT-Plus ? Select all that apply. 

Kenneth presents to clinic with complaints of an area to his right medial ankle “that just won’t heal”.  He knocked his leg on his lawn mower about 3 weeks ago and has been cleaning it daily with soap and water.  His has a history of venous stasis and you suspect he has a venous stasis ulcer.  You note the edges of the wound are shaggy with a erythematous base, with yellow purulent exudate, surrounding tissue is erythematous, warm and you note a streak going up his leg.  What is the best plan of care? Select all that apply.