Best strategy to assist clients control modifiable risk factors is to

Assist client to clarify personal values

Which prescribed order for the client with chest pain should the nurse initiate first?

Aspirin 325 mg tablet to chew now

Which complaint by the client alerts the nurse to manifestation of CAD?

squeezing mid-sternal chest pressure

The client is post percutaneous coronary intervention, what action can the nurse delegate to the UAP?

Report changes in neurovascular status of involved leg to RN.

The client with chest pain becomes unconscious. What action should the nurse perform first?

Perform BLS assessment of the client

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1
What is the major cause of CAD
poor collateral circulation
auto-immune
acute coronary syndrome
atherosclerosis
2
Which medication does the nurse anticipate to be ordered for the client to reduce ventricular modeling following an MI?
Clopidogrel
Metoprolol
Diltiazem
Captopril
3
Best strategy to assist clients control modifiable risk factors is to
Enroll the client in cardiac rehab program
Provide printed materials on risk factors
Educate client on the complications of CAD
Assist client to clarify personal values
4
A non-modifiable risk factor for CAD?
diabetes
total cholesterol
ethnicity
smoking
5
Which prescribed order for the client with chest pain should the nurse initiate first?
Morphine 2 mg intravenously for chest discomfort
Aspirin 325 mg tablet to chew now
Atorvastatin 80 mg orally
NTG 1/150 sublingual for chest pain
6
The client is having angina, which action should the nurse perform first?
Position the client upright
Obtain a full set of vital signs
Place on continuous ECG monitor
Auscultate the heart sounds
7
Which modifiable CAD risk factor should the nurse address first?
hypertension
obesity
stress
smoking
8
Which complaint by the client alerts the nurse to manifestation of CAD?
chest pain associated with breathing
squeezing mid-sternal chest pressure
facial droop and arm weakness
sharp, stabbing chest pains
9
The client is post percutaneous coronary intervention, what action can the nurse delegate to the UAP?
Teach the client and spouse about discharge drugs.
Monitor ECG for dysrhythmias or ST segment elevations.
Report changes in neurovascular status of involved leg to RN.
Check for bleeding at catheter insertion site every 15 min X 1st hour.
10
The client with chest pain becomes unconscious. What action should the nurse perform first?
Perform BLS assessment of the client
Begin nasal cannula oxygen at 4 L/minute
Perform a 12 lead electrocardiogram
Obtain a capillary stick to assess blood sugar.

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