The nurse suspects cardiac tamponade in a patient who has acute pericarditis. What assessment findings will the nurse look for? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY (3)

A client diagnosed with heart failure (HF) is prescribed furosemide (Lasix), digoxin (Lanoxin), and potassium chloride. During the assessment the nurse finds that the client is nauseated, has a headache with blurred vision, reports feeling weak, and heart rate is 48 beats per minute (bpm).  Which complication is triggering these clinical manifestations?

The provider diagnoses the patient with chronic kidney disease. Choose the most likely options for the missing information of the statement below by selecting from the list of options provided: The nurse understands that the management of CKD requires changes in and to manage the progression of the disease. These changes aid in lowering ,  balancing and managing .  If unsuccessful, the disease can advance requiring renal replacement therapy such as or .  

A client returns to the clinic for routine laboratory monitoring for his chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 2. He reports to the nurse that he’s getting better because over the past few weeks, he only urinates a few times a day and doesn’t need to get up in the middle of the night to void.  The nurse reviews his laboratory results and finds that his glomerular filtration rate has decreased from 65 mL/min to 40 mL/min. What will the nurse include in a health teaching plan for this client? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY (5).

The primary healthcare provider diagnoses the patient with an acute heart failure exacerbation as well as an uncomplicated urinary tract infection. He orders the following medications during the patient’s stay. Match the most likely options for the information on the left by selecting from the list of options on the right.   

A patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) has had many more runs of PVCs on the electrocardiogram (ECG) than were noted on the previous shift. Which action would the nurse take first?

The patient was diagnosed with an acute exacerbation of heart failure after a few interventions they will be discharged today. Which of the following instructions will you include in your discharge teaching? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY (5)

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with infective endocarditis (IE). The patient has the following actions ordered by the provider. Which should the nurse implement first? Obtain a chest x-ray. Obtain 3 sets of blood cultures from 3 separate sites. Obtain an echocardiogram. Administer IVPB Vancomycin.

A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis. Which diagnostic test would the nurse expect the patient to undergo?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with an acute exacerbation of left-sided heart failure. Which clinical manifestation might the nurse expect to find?