An ECG has been ordered for a newly admitted client. What should the nurse do prior to electrode placement?

The nurse is providing care for a client with a new diagnosis of hypertension. How can the nurse best promote the client’s adherence to the prescribed therapeutic regimen?

The nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing an exercise stress test. Prior to reaching the target heart rate, the client develops chest pain. What is the nurse’s most appropriate response?

An adult client is admitted to the ED with chest pain. The client states that he had unrelieved chest pain for approximately 20 minutes before coming to the hospital. To minimize cardiac damage, the nurse should expect to administer which of the following interventions?

The client has a homocysteine level ordered. What aspects of this test should inform the nurse’s care? Select all that apply.

The triage nurse in the ED assesses an adult  client who presents to the ED with reports of midsternal chest pain that has lasted for the last 5 hours. If the client’s symptoms are due to an MI, what will have happened to the myocardium?

The nurse’s assessment of an older adult client reveals the following data: Lying BP 144/82 mm Hg; sitting BP 121/69 mm Hg; standing BP 98/56 mm Hg. The nurse should consequently identify what nursing diagnosis in the client’s plan of care?

An asthma nurse educator is working with a group of adolescent asthma clients. What intervention is most likely to prevent asthma exacerbations among these clients?

The nurse is caring for a client with mitral valve prolapse. Most people with mitral valve prolapse never have symptoms, though this is not the case for every client. What symptoms would be consistent with this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

A client with secondary hypertension has come into the clinic for a routine check-up. When comparing this client’s diagnosis to primary hypertension, the nurse recognizes that secondary hypertension: