NUR 2243 Exam 2 review
- Inferior wall MI patient may experience
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bradycardia, heart blocks, decreased perfusion
- Inferior wall MI patient assessments
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vital signs, BP, O2, LOC.
- Vtach (unconscious & no heart rate) intervention
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CPR immediately and defibrillate when equipment arrives
- Vtach (conscious, alert & oriented) intervention
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synchronized cardioversion
- Vfib intervention
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CPR and defibrillate ASAP
- SVT interventions 1 / 2
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Bear down (vagal maneuver) and give adenosine
- Afib rhythm strip characteristics
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no P waves and QRS complexes are not regular in rhythm
- 3rd degree heart block characteristics
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P waves are varying distances from the QRS complexes and there is no rhyme or reason to the way the heart is beating, this is an emergency
- Dopamine side effects
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heart attack, chest heaviness, always pay attention when patient complains of chest heaviness
- Heart transplant patient teaching
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change positions slowly, heart has not connected to the nervous system yet, at risk for orthostatic hypotension
- Important for surgical patients
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ensure the patient has running water at home to keep the healing wound/incision clean
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