Question 1
A patient in heart failure is being given a first dose of lisinopril (Prinivil) 10 mg PO. Which finding should cause the nurse to question the administration of the first dose?
◦ Heart rate 92 beats per minute
◦ Potassium 5.7 mEq/dL
◦ Blood pressure 100/72
◦ Urine output 35 mL/hr
Question 2
An 82-year-old patient is readmitted for heart failure (HF) 1 week after being discharged for the same diagnosis. Which findings most likely contributed to the patient's readmission? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Not filling prescribed medications
◦ Not prescribed appropriate medications, including ACE inhibitors and beta blockers
◦ Not knowing how or when to take medications
◦ Received the pneumococcal immunization during the last hospitalization
◦ No record of body weight since discharge
Heart
Acceptable ranges of heart rate
A patient with exophthalmos.
The heart: (a) coronary arteries and veins
Heart sounds in systole and diastole
Heart Scribble