Which of the following would define preload?

The nurse is obtaining a health history for an individual at a blood pressure screening clinic. Which information in the patient’s history should the nurse identify as a modifiable risk factor for hypertension?

The physician has ordered nitroglycerin for a patient with anterior myocardial infarction. The nurse is obtaining vital signs before administering the medication. The apical pulse is 52 beats/min, and blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. What action should the nurse take?

The nurse reinforced teaching for a patient with aortic stenosis. Which of these, if stated by a patient, indicates to the nurse correct understanding of what happens in aortic stenosis?

Which chamber of the heart has the greatest workload and usually fails first as a result?

What effect does the parasympathetic nervous system have on the heart?

Which of the following is correct pertaining to the pancreas?

Which of the following structures is typically associated with the right ventricle?

Which of the following structures is most readily palpated during a digital rectal examination?

Which of the following arteries is a continuation of the internal thoracic artery and is located between the posterior rectus sheath and the rectus abdominis muscle superior to the umbilical region?