Answer to Question 1
Answer: C
The nurse should notify the healthcare provider, because a urine output of 300 cc in 8 hours is less than 30 cc per hour. The client could be dehydrated despite having peripheral edema. This is not a normal urine output. The nurse should not assist the client out of bed to ambulate at this time. Daily weights are an objective measurement of fluid volume and not abdominal girth.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: D
Beta blockers are the drugs of choice to reduce anginal symptoms and syncopal episodes associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Vasodilators, digitalis, and nitrates are contraindicated for the client with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.