While caring for a patient with angina, the nurse plans an intervention that decreases myocardial oxygen demand and promotes coronary blood flow. Which intervention would most likely initially be used to promote this physiological process?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving IV furosemide and morphine for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with severe orthopnea. Which clinical finding is the best indicator that the treatment has been effective?

The nurse suspects that the patient with stable angina is experiencing a side effect of the prescribed drug metoprolol if the

A nurse cares for a client who is recovering from a myocardial infarction. The client states, “I will need to stop eating so much chili to keep that indigestion pain from returning.” How should the nurse respond?

The nurse suspects that the patient with stable angina is experiencing a side effect of the prescribed drug metoprolol if the

A client who is receiving nesiritide (Natrecor) the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) has the following nursing actions included in the plan of care. Which action will be best for the RN to delegate to an experienced LPN/LVN.

A client who is receiving nesiritide (Natrecor) the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) has the following nursing actions included in the plan of care. Which action will be best for the RN to delegate to an experienced LPN/LVN.

When auscultating over the patient’s abdominal aorta, the nurse hears a loud humming sound. The nurse documents this finding as a

After an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a patient ambulates in the hospital hallway. When the nurse evaluates the patient’s response to the activity, which data would indicate that the exercise level should be decreased?

A nurse is evaluating the blood pressure (BP) results for multiple clients with cardiac problems on a telemetry unit. Which BP reading suggests to the nurse that the client’s mean arterial pressure (MAP) is abnormal and warrants notifying the physician?