The nurse is obtaining a health history from a patient with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE). Which of the following questions by the nurse is best?
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The nurse is assessing a patient with infective endocarditis (IE). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to assess?
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The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of decreased cardiac output related to valvular insufficiency for the patient with infective endocarditis (IE). Which of the following findings support this diagnosis?
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The nurse is planning care for a patient hospitalized with a streptococcal infective endocarditis (IE). Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate?
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The nurse is admitting a patient with possible acute pericarditis. Which of the following diagnostic assessments should the nurse plan to teach the patient about?
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