The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing acute myocardial infarction. What electrocardiogram change should the nurse expect for this patient's health problem?
1. ST-segment elevation
2. loss of P waves
3. bradycardia
4. widening of the QRS complex
Question 2
Upon auscultating the chest of a 75-year-old patient who recently experienced a myocardial infarction (MI), the nurse hears an S3 and lung crackles. Because of these findings, the nurse should assess for what other condition?
1. heart failure
2. extension of the MI
3. renal failure
4. liver failure
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
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Patient Position for Posterior Percussion
The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
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