Which assessment data collected by the nurse admitting a patient with chest pain, suggests that the pain is caused by a ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)?

In addition to a diet and exercise plan, a patient with obesity is newly prescribed Phentermine for short-term use. When reviewing the patient’s history, which condition would make the nurse question this order?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who reports crushing chest pain, nausea and shortness of breath.  The nurse sends serum cardiac biomarker studies. Which biomarker is most cardiac-specific and helpful in diagnosing a myocardial infarction?

A nurse is establishing health promotion goals for a female client who reports a social history of drinking and smoking cigarettes.  The patient has a history of hypertension and has a BMI of 28. Which of the following goals should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is complaining of pressure in her chest. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to determine if the client is experiencing a myocardial infarction?

The nurse in the clinic is assessing a new patient who has abdominal obesity and hypertension. What further assessment should the nurse do to determine risk factors for possible metabolic syndrome?

A patient with hypertension who received a new prescription for atenolol returns to the health clinic after 6 weeks for a follow-up visit. BP is unchanged from the previous clinic visit. Which action by the nurse will be MOST helpful?

A patient who has been successfully losing 1 lb weekly for several months is weighed at the clinic and has not lost any weight for the last month. Which action should the nurse do FIRST?

A nurse in the emergency department is admitting a patient complaining of dizziness and burning epigastric pain that has not improved with rest.  When asking the patient about the history of present illness, which question should the nurse ask first?

A new graduate nurse is obtaining an automated blood pressure reading on an adult patient with obesity. Which of the following actions by the new graduate nurse would require an intervention by an observing nurse?