Author Question: The nurse caring for a client diagnosed with pericarditis assesses the client and finds BP has ... (Read 54 times)

nramada · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse caring for a client diagnosed with pericarditis assesses the client and finds BP has decreased from 140/90 to 122/88, and carotid veins are distended. The nurse notifies the physician and prepares for:

1. Angiography.
2. Assessment of orthostatic hypotension.
3. Pericardiocentesis.
4. Cardiac catheterization.

Question 2

The nurse is admitting a 79-year-old client to a long-term care facility whose daughter is on her way to visit. The nursing care plan might include which of the following? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Risk for Ineffective Individual Coping
2. Family expresses understanding of problems.
3. Situational transition
4. Secretions are mobilized.
5. Risk for Impaired Parenting

joechoochoy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: The client's symptoms indicate that a collection of fluid in the pericardium from the inflamed tissue is restricting cardiac contraction, and the fluid must be removed in order for the heart to contract normally. This will be done by pericardiocentesis.

Answer to Question 2

1,2,3
Rationale: The client might have difficulty adjusting to the new residence.