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A patient is admitted to the hospital for a carotid angiogram with stent placement. The patient’s spouse states: “I don’t want my spouse to find out there is a risk of a stroke connected with this procedure, because he or…

A patient who is recovering from a myocardial infarction may benefit from meditation, because this technique:

A 70-year-old patient with cardiovascular disease attends group classes on disease process, medications, exercise, nutrition, and stress management. To promote optimal and effective learning, the cardiac/vascular nurse uses which teaching strategy?

A patient who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery demonstrates effective understanding of discharge teaching by:

During a clinic appointment, a patient states, “I came in because my calcium score was positive on my electron-beam computed tomography scan last week.” In which section of the patient assessment does the cardiac/vascular nurse document this finding?

A patient with cardiogenic shock receives a nursing diagnosis of decreased cardiac output. With the appropriate interventions, the anticipated outcome is for the patient to achieve:

A patient has been receiving heparin IV for the last three days. The patient’s most current platelet count is 65,000 X 103/uL; the platelet count on admission was 350,000 X 103 The cardiac/vascular nurse contacts the physician to:

Why does the cardiac/vascular nurse encourage a patient with hypertension to adopt a low-sodium diet.

A patient recently had a cardiac catheterization via right-radial approach. The patient has a compression device in place. The patient complains of numbness and pain in the right hand. The cardiac/vascular nurse notes a diminished pulse, with a cool and…