A client is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization using a radiopaque dye. Which of the following assessments is most critical before the p...

A 60-year-old male client comes into the emergency department with complaints of crushing chest pain that radiates to his shoulder and left ...

When administered a thrombolytic drug to the client experiencing an MI, the nurse explains to him that the purpose of this drug is to:      ...

When interpreting an ECG, the nurse would keep in mind which of the following about the P wave? Select all that apply.           A. Reflects...

A client has driven himself to the ER. He is 50 years old, has a history of hypertension, and informs the nurse that his father died of a he...

The nurse receives emergency laboratory results for a client with chest pain and immediately informs the physician. An increased myoglobin l...

When teaching a client about propranolol hydrochloride, the nurse should base the information on the knowledge that propranolol hydrochlorid...

The most important long-term goal for a client with hypertension would be to:           A. Learn how to avoid stress.       B. Explore a job...

Hypertension is known as the silent killer. This phrase is associated with the fact that hypertension often goes undetected until symptoms o...

During the previous few months, a 56-year-old woman felt brief twinges of chest pain while working in her garden and has had frequent episod...

Which of the following symptoms should the nurse teach the client with unstable angina to report immediately to her physician?           A. ...

A client with no history of cardiovascular disease comes into the ambulatory clinic with flu-like symptoms. The client suddenly complains of...

The physician refers the client with unstable angina for a cardiac catheterization. The nurse explains to the client that this procedure is ...

As an initial step in treating a client with angina, the physician prescribes nitroglycerin tablets, 0.3mg given sublingually. This drug’s p...

The nurse teaches the client with angina about the common expected side effects of nitroglycerin, including:           A. Headache       B. ...

Sublingual nitroglycerin tablets begin to work within 1 to 2 minutes. How should the nurse instruct the client to use the drug when chest pa...

Which of the following arteries primarily feeds the anterior wall of the heart?           A. Circumflex artery       B. Internal mammary art...

When do coronary arteries primarily receive blood flow?           A. During inspiration       B. During diastolic       C. During expiration...

Prolonged occlusion of the right coronary artery produces an infarction in which of the following areas of the heart?           A. Anterior ...

A murmur is heard at the second left intercostal space along the left sternal border. Which valve is this?           A. Aortic       B. Mitr...