Medical Surgical Nursing Overview
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What is the primary goal of therapy for a client with pulmonary edema and heart failure?

Increase cardiac output

During the second day of hospitalization of the client after a Myocardial Infarction. Which of the following is an expected outcome?

  • Able to perform self-care activities without pain (correct)
  • Severe chest pain
  • Can recognize the risk factors of Myocardial Infarction
  • Can Participate in cardiac rehabilitation walking program
  • Upon admission to an intensive care unit, a client diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction is ordered oxygen. The nurse knows that the major reason that oxygen

  • decrease cyanosis
  • saturate the red blood cells
  • relieve dyspnea
  • increase oxygen level in the myocardium (correct)
  • A 76 year-old client is admitted for mitral valve replacement surgery. The client has a history of mitral valve regurgitation and mitral stenosis since her teenage years. During the admission assessment, the nurse should ask the client if as a child she had

    <p>rheumatic fever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Electrocardiogarphy (ECG) is a diagnostic tool used to evaluate the electrical activity of the heart. Which of the following ECG results would reveal that there is myocardial ischemia?

    <p>ST segment depression and abnormal Q wave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A client has been diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse priority nursing diagnosis would be

    <p>Ineffective health maintenance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following represents a significant risk immediately after surgery for repair of aortic aneurysm?

    <p>Potential wound infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The following are lipid abnormalities. Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis and PVD?

    <p>High levels of low density lipid (LDL) cholesterol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Medical Surgical Nursing

    • This is a course covering medical-surgical nursing topics.
    • It's for students studying nursing.
    • The notes cover topics like cardiovascular system disorders, cardiac assessment, laboratory tests, and nursing management.

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    This quiz covers essential topics in medical-surgical nursing, focusing on the cardiovascular system, including disorders, assessments, laboratory tests, and nursing management. Ideal for nursing students, it provides a comprehensive understanding of critical concepts in the field.

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