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Title: A nurse is providing care to a client with pericarditis and notes increasing dif
Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 5, 2014
A nurse is providing care to a client with pericarditis and notes increasing difficulty in auscultating the client’s heart sounds. What is the nurse’s best first action?
A.   Use a Doppler to assess heart sounds.
B.   Increase the intravenous flow rate.
C.   Administer oxygen by mask.
D.   Notify the physician.


Title: Re: A nurse is providing care to a client with pericarditis and notes increasing dif
Post by: f_zah1 on Oct 26, 2014
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Title: Re: A nurse is providing care to a client with pericarditis and notes increasing dif
Post by: nurse2mrow on Oct 27, 2014
Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.


Title: Re: A nurse is providing care to a client with pericarditis and notes increasing dif
Post by: f_zah1 on Oct 27, 2014
Welcome :)