Author Question: The nurse has just admitted a 66-year-old patient for cardiac surgery. The patient tells the nurse ... (Read 74 times)

Sufayan.ah · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse has just admitted a 66-year-old patient for cardiac surgery. The patient tells the nurse that she is afraid of dying while undergoing the surgery. The nurse should be aware that:

A) A further assessment of anxiety is required.
B) A more complete physical examination is required.
C) Preoperative fears are normal and will be alleviated with time.
D) Teaching should be initiated immediately to alleviate the fears.

Question 2

The triage nurse in the emergency department assesses a 66-year-old male patient who has presented to the emergency department with complaints of midsternal chest pain that has lasted for the last 5 hours.

The care team suspects an myocardial infarction (MI). The nurse is aware that, because of the length of time the patient has been experiencing symptoms, the following may have happened to the myocardium:
A) May have developed an increased area of infarction
B) Will probably not have more damage than if he came in immediately
C) Can have restoration of the area of dead cells with proper treatment
D) Has been damaged already, so immediate treatment is no longer necessary