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NURS 621 MEd Challenger Cardio Exam Questions VALVULAR HEART DISEASE 1) A 71-year-old woman with chronic aortic regurgitation complains of worsening dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, fatigue, and angina. She is anxious because of an unpleasant awareness of her heartbeat. Her cardiac silhouette is enlarged, with uncoiling and enlargement of the aortic root seen on chest x-ray. She has a widened pulse pressure, rapidly rising and falling carotid pulse, spontaneous nail-bed pulsations, and a ...

NURS 621 MEd Challenger Cardio Exam Questions VALVULAR HEART DISEASE 1) A 71-year-old woman with chronic aortic regurgitation complains of worsening dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, fatigue, and angina. She is anxious because of an unpleasant awareness of her heartbeat. Her cardiac silhouette is enlarged, with uncoiling and enlargement of the aortic root seen on chest x-ray. She has a widened pulse pressure, rapidly rising and falling carotid pulse, spontaneous nail-bed pulsations, and a ...

SAMPLE QUESTIONS/DESCRIPTION/PREVIEW - The nurse is assessing a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The pulse oximeter alarm is flashing without displaying a percentage of oxygen. Which action should the nurse implement? exchange pulse ox for another monitor - Two days after surgery a male client experiences incisional pain while dangling his feet at the bedside and he refuses to ambulate as prescribed. The nurse establishes a problem of, “Activity intolerance rel...

NURS 6521: Advanced Pharmacology (Mid-Term Exam) 1. A 56-year-old female patient has been admitted to the hospital with chronic muscle spasms and has been prescribed a new medication to treat the spasms. She has a poorly documented allergy to eggs, synthetic clothes, and perfumes. What is the priority action of the nurse to ensure that prescribed medication does not experience an allergic reaction? A) Call the prescriber immediately regarding her allergic reactions B) Hold the medication...

NURS Immunologic System and Infectious Diseases EAQA spouse of a client with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) receives a tuberculin skin test. The nurse reads the test and identifies an area of induration greater than 10 mm. What does this result indicate to the nurse? No further action is required. Additional tests are necessary. Repeating the skin test is indicated. Results are positive, indicating infection. Which age-related effects on the immune system are seen in the older client? Incre...

NURS 6521 TEST BANK 2 • Question 1 1 out of 1 points A clinic nurse has been assigned a 49-year-old female patient who has a history of diabetes. A recent diagnosis of hypertension has been made, and the patient has been prescribed a thiazide diuretic and labetalol. The patient will be scheduled to return to the clinic once a month for the next 6 months. A priority action by the nurse will be to Response Feedback: Monitoring of blood pressure would be the priority assessme...