A 75 year old patient has been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. The nursing diagnosis of activity intolerance, related to dyspnea and fatigue, is documented. What nursing intervention would be most appropriate for this diagnosis?

The nurse teaches a client with diabetes mellitus about differentiating between hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis. The client demonstrates an understanding of the teaching by stating that a form of glucose should be taken if which symptoms develop? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is watching the cardiac monitor, and a patient’s rhythm suddenly changes. There are no P waves; instead, there are fibrillatory waves before each QRS complex. How should the nurse interpret the patient’s heart rhythm? ___________________________________

The nurse would document a patient has a flat affect after observing which behavior?

The patient has a total cholesterol of 170 with a high-density lipid (HDL) of 100 and a low-density lipid (LDL) of 80. The nurse recognizes these lab results as::

The nurse monitors closely for signs of right-sided heart failure which include (select all that apply)

A patient is to receive 12,500 units of heparin subcutaneously. The heparin available comes supplied as 5000units/mL. How many mL of heparin will you draw up?

A nurse is assisting with the admission of a patient who has a new diagnosis of bipolar disorder and is scheduled to begin lithium therapy. When collecting data about the medical history from the patient’s adult daughter, which of the following statements is concerning to the nurse and requires additional teaching by the nurse?  

The nurse is watching the cardiac monitor and notices that a patient’s rhythm suddenly changes. There are no P waves, the QRS complexes are wide, and the ventricular rate is regular but more than 140 beats per minute. The nurse determines that the patient is experiencing which dysrhythmia?____________________________________

A patient is wearing a continuous cardiac monitor which begins to alarm at the nurse’s station. The nurse sees no electrocardiographic complexes on the screen. The nurse should do which action first?