1. The nurse is providing education to a 26-year-old female about the procedure she will have in the morning. The nurse notes that the patient is restless and her respirations have increased. The patient is having problems listening and seems irritable. What action should the nurse take first? a.Use therapeutic communication to find the source of anxiety, and provide education b.Inform the charge nurse immediately, that the patient needs a STAT EKG c.Administer Lorazepam, and help the patient sleep d.Call the physician immediately, the patient is having a pulmonary embolism 2. An obese 55-year-old male is about to be transported to the cath lab for an angiography. Which of the following would be important for the nurse to ask before calling report to the cath lab nurse? a. Do you have any allergies, and are you allergic to shellfish? b. Did you remain NPO for at least 2 hours? c. Do you have a history of coronary artery disease? d. Do you have any metal in your body? 3. A MedSurg patient complains of chest pain that isn't relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. What action should the nurse perform first? a. Administer a beta blocker and call the physician b. Ask the patient is sit in a chair and complete an EKG c. Ask the patient to breathe in through the nose and out the mouth d. Apply oxygen and call the physician
1. The nurse is providing education to a 26-year-old female about the procedure she will have in
the morning. The nurse notes that the patient is restless and her respirations have increased.
The patient is having problems listening and seems irritable. What action should the nurse take
first?
a.Use therapeutic communication to find the source of anxiety, and provide education
b.Inform the charge nurse immediately, that the patient needs a STAT EKG
c.Administer Lorazepam, and help the patient sleep
d.Call the physician immediately, the patient is having a pulmonary embolism
2. An obese 55-year-old male is about to be transported to the cath lab for an angiography.
Which of the following would be important for the nurse to ask before calling report to the cath
lab nurse?
a. Do you have any allergies, and are you allergic to shellfish?
b. Did you remain NPO for at least 2 hours?
c. Do you have a history of coronary artery disease?
d. Do you have any metal in your body?
3. A MedSurg patient complains of chest pain that isn't relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. What
action should the nurse perform first?
a. Administer a beta blocker and call the physician
b. Ask the patient is sit in a chair and complete an EKG
c. Ask the patient to breathe in through the nose and out the mouth
d. Apply oxygen and call the physician
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