Exam 21: Cardiovascular System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures

The nurse takes the BP of a patient with a result of 120/80 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is explaining the regulation of blood pressure (BP) to a patient newly diagnosed with hypertension. What tissues within the artery wall that helps maintain diastolic BP should the nurse identify for the patient?

The nurse notes that a patient's lower legs are brown and the feet are blue when they are in the dependent position. For which health problem should the nurse collect additional data?

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a cardiac catheterization. Which action should the nurse take?

While collecting data, a patient expectorates pink, frothy sputum. Which health problem should the nurse consider is occurring in this patient?

The nurse is assessing a patient and notices the radial pulse has fewer beats than the apical pulse. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is caring for a patient who had a cardiac catheterization using the left femoral site for entry. Which data is most important for the nurse to monitor?

A patient has sustained damage to the sinoatrial (SA) node. Which heart rates indicate that the patient's atrioventricular (AV) node has taken over as the pacemaker for the heart? 1.10 to 20

The nurse instructs a patient on beverages to avoid when taking the prescribed medication warfarin (Coumadin). Which beverage should the patient state that indicates teaching has been effective?

The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient is at highest risk of death related to cardiovascular disease?

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with chest pain and suspected myocardial infarction (MI). Which laboratory value should the nurse expect to see an elevation?