A client is recovering from a revascularization procedure. What should the nurse instruct this client?
1. Get up only to use the bathroom.
2. Keep the head of the bed at 45 degrees.
3. Keep the pressure dressing in place over the arterial access site.
4. Plan on discharge in 2 hours.
Question 2A client is going to start taking atorvastatin (Lipitor) to help decrease cholesterol. The nurse is providing teaching to the client, and should stress the importance of:
1. Reporting unusual bleeding to the physician.
2. Reporting dizziness to the physician.
3. Drinking ample amounts of fluid when taking the medication.
4. Starting an exercise program and a low-cholesterol diet.
Question 3The nurse is instructing a client about quinidine, which has been prescribed for supraventricular tachycardia. What should the nurse include in this teaching?
1. Take an extra dose if a dose is missed.
2. Skip a dose if the heart rate is below 100.
3. Take the medication exactly as ordered.
4. Ignore symptoms like dizziness, as this is an expected side effect.
Question 4The nurse is teaching a client with angina pectoris about the difference between the pain of angina and the pain from a myocardial infarction. The nurse concludes that the client needs further teaching when the client states:
1. I can take my medication for pain as often as needed until the angina pain is gone.
2. Pain from a myocardial infarction lasts longer than angina pain does.
3. The pain from a myocardial infarction does not go away after three doses of nitroglycerin.
4. If I am experiencing an infarction, I will have other symptoms besides pain.
Question 5A client who participates in marathon running is in the clinic for an annual checkup. The nurse is performing a physical examination on the client, and notes that the heart rate is 53 BPM. What should the nurse do?
1. Notify the physician.
2. Get the code cart.
3. Have the client lie down to rest.
4. Continue the assessment.
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