Author Question: The nurse is reviewing the layers of the heart with a patient with endocarditis. From outermost to ... (Read 45 times)

JMatthes · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is reviewing the layers of the heart with a patient with endocarditis. From outermost to innermost, in which order should the nurse review these layers?

1. epicardium
2. myocardium
3. endocardium
4. pericardial cavity
5. fibrous pericardium
6. parietal layer of serous pericardium

Question 2

A patient has a stroke volume (SV) of 80 mL/beat and a heart rate (HR) of 75 beats/minute. What should the nurse calculate this patient's cardiac output to be? ________ mL

Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

cegalasso · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 5, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3
From outermost to innermost layer, the layers of the heart are the fibrous pericardium, the parietal layer of serous pericardium, the pericardial cavity, the epicardium, the myocardium, and the endocardium.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 6,000