Your pt admitted with a diagnosis of HF is now complaining of feeling very short of breath, is coughing up pink frothy sputum and appears to be in distress. Identify your nursing actions in priority order. Critical thinking.

Your newly diagnosed Atrial fibrillation patient will be prescribed Warfarin as a home medications, which of the following is important to include in the patient teaching

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts are performed on patient who have one or more arterial occlusion, what would be the outcome of performing this procedure? 

A nurse in a skilled nursing facility is caring for an 73 year old male patient who develops severe dyspnea, productive cough with pink, frothy sputum, has a heart rate of 124. Which independent intervention should the nurse implement immediately?

The nurse clarifies that the MONA protocol for drug administration in the emergent stage of a myocardial infarction (MI) involves the use of all therapies with the exception of?

Your patient will be having a cardiac catheterization, as the nurse how would you explain to the patient the reason for the procedure?

You are explaining the importance of sodium restriction in the diet of a Hispanic man who was recently diagnosed with HF. Some relatives are at bedside with the patient, an appropriate nursing action is:

You are explaining the importance of sodium restriction in the diet of a Hispanic man who was recently diagnosed with HF. Some relatives are at bedside with the patient, an appropriate nursing action is:

A nurse is educating a patient about ventricular assist device. Which of the following would not be considered a contraindication from the procedure?

The nurse is doing the intake of a 42 year old woman who just arrived on the telemetry floor,  with a family history of cardiovascular disease. Which finding is most concerning to the nurse?