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cherise1989

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The nurse has reviewed information about the cardiovascular system before caring for a patient with heart disease. The nurse knows that which of the following statements is true concerning the physiology of the cardiovascular system?
 
  a. Stimulating the parasympathetic system would cause the heart rate to increase.
  b. When a person has heart muscle disease, the heart muscles stretch as far as is necessary to maintain function.
  c. The QRS interval on the electrocardiogram represents the electrical impulses passing through the ventricles.
  d. When stroke volume decreases, a resultant decrease in heart rate occurs.

Question 2

A patient is being discharged home. Which information should the nurse include?
 
  a. Acuity level
  b. Community resources
  c. Standardized care plan
  d. Kardex



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Answer to Question 1

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A Stimulating the parasympathetic system would cause the heart rate to decrease, not increase.
B In the diseased heart, the stretch of the myocardium is beyond the heart's physiological limits.
C The QRS complex indicates that the electrical impulse has travelled through the ventricles.
D When stroke volume is decreased, an increase in heart rate occurs.

Answer to Question 2

B
Discharge documentation includes medications, diet, community resources, follow-up care, and whom to contact in case of an emergency or for questions. A patient's acuity level, usually determined by a computer program, is based on the type and number of nursing interventions (e.g., intravenous IV therapy, wound care, ambulation assistance) required over a 24-hour period. Acuity level can be used for staffing and billing. Some institutions use standardized care plans to make documentation more efficient. The plans, based on the institution's standards of nursing practice, are preprinted, established guidelines used to care for patients who have similar health problems. In some settings, a Kardex, a portable flip-over file or notebook, is kept at the nurses' station. Most Kardex forms have an activity and treatment section and a nursing care plan section, which organize information for quick reference.



cherise1989

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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