An appropriate nursing diagnosis for a 75-year-old man with congestive heart failure who is living independently but has inadequate nutritional intake would be Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirement related to:
a. activity intolerance.
b. difficulty in swallowing.
c. restricted diet.
d. nausea and vomiting.
Question 2
The most significant laboratory value that would alert the nurse to probable malnutrition would be a:
a. high hemoglobin level (18 g/dl).
b. low white blood cell count (5000/mm3).
c. high hematocrit level (51).
d. low serum albumin level (2.8 g/dl).
Summation of Heart Sounds, S3
SHEEP HEART
The five overlapping phases of the nursing process. Each phase depends on the accuracy of the other
The conduction system of the heart.
Normal conduction pathway in the heart.
Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing