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A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and has been taking digoxin 0.25 mg daily. The client refuses breakfast and reports nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who experienced an acute myocardial infarction 6 days ago. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse expect to remain elevated at this time?

A nurse is collecting data on a client who has mitral valve stenosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client in the emergency department and reports severe radiating chest pain and shortness of breath. The client appears restless, frightened, and slightly cyanotic. The provider prescribes oxygen by nasal cannula at 4 L/min stat, cardiac enzyme levels, IV fluids, and a 12-lead ECG. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse at a provider's office is collecting data from a client who reports taking pseudoephedrine for sinus problems. The nurse should recognize that which of the following conditions from the client's history places the client at risk for harm while taking pseudoephedrine?

Order: Magnesium Sulfate 1 gram in 100mLs 0.09% NaCl over 2 hours. IV tubing has a drop factor of 30 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will you give?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports an area of redness, warmth, tenderness and pain in the right calf. Which of the following actions should the nurse anticipate when notifying the provider of this finding?

Following admission, a client with a vascular occlusion of the right lower extremity calls the nurse and reports difficulty sleeping because of cold feet. Which of the following nursing actions should the nurse take to promote the client's comfort?

A client who has had a significant myocardial infarction receives a referral to the cardiac rehabilitation unit. During his first visit to the unit, he tells the nurse that he doesn't understand why he needs to be there because there is nothing more to do as the damage is done. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and has been taking digoxin 0.25 mg daily. The client refuses breakfast and reports nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?