The nurse in the cardiac unit is reviewing the conditions of the assigned clients to determine if a risk for cardiogenic shock is present. The client most at risk presents with which condition?

The nurse anticipates that a client with intermittent claudication will receive which medication?

A client is admitted to the unit with intermittent claudication. Which of the following responses by the nurse would most accurately explain the cause of the condition to the client?

Which term best describes the findings on cautious palpation of the vein in typical superficial thrombophlebitis?

A client is admitted with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate to relieve the pain?

Which term refers to the condition of blood coagulating faster than normal, causing thrombin and other clotting factors to multiply?

A client admitted for a lower extremity deep vein thrombosis is experiencing dyspnea, chest pain, and diminished breath sounds. The nurse suspects this client may be developing which condition?

A client has undergone ligation and stripping. What is the best intervention for the nurse to implement postoperatively?

The nurse should assess a client with secondary varicose veins for which signs and symptoms?

Which condition is caused by increased hydrostatic pressure and chronic venous stasis?

The nurse would assess a client with varicose veins for which symptoms?

A nurse determines that a client with varicose veins understands the cause of primary varicose veins when the client states which cause?

Which statement by the nurse accurately explains the need for a client with hypertension to obtain an annual eye exam?

Which of the following statements, if made by the client, indicates an understanding of why furosemide (Lasix) is administered to treat hypertension?

Which term would the nurse use to describe persistently elevated blood pressure with an unknown cause?

The nurse is teaching a client about blood pressure and hormones. Which of the following responses indicates the client understands which hormone raises arterial pressure and promotes venous return?

Which physiological change would indicate that the baroreceptors in the carotid artery walls and aorta are functioning?

When hypertension occurs, which responses by the kidneys help normalize blood pressure?

Which sound will be heard during the first phase of Korotkoff’s sounds?

Which is the most important instrument used as a diagnostic and monitoring tool for determining the severity of a shock state?

Which drug is most commonly used to treat cardiogenic shock?

The nurse is planning care for a client in cardiogenic shock. What is the priority goal?

Which diagnostic study can determine when cellular metabolism becomes anaerobic and when pH decreases?

The nurse determines that a client at risk for the development of cardiogenic shock would present with which of the following?

Which of the following parameters increases as myocardial oxygen consumption increases?

A client is experiencing acute pulmonary edema. What is the best position for the nurse to place the client in?

Which blood gas abnormality is initially most suggestive of pulmonary edema?

The nurse is assessing a client who is displaying the earliest sign of cardiogenic shock. The nurse would document this assessment finding as:

Four clients have been admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit after experiencing acute myocardial infarctions. The nurse reviews each client’s chart to determine the assessment of cardiac damage and risk for development of cardiogenic shock. What is the percentage of damage that places the client at risk for the development of shock?

A client has a continuous blood pressure reading of 142/90 mm Hg. The reading is interpreted as indicative of what?