The nursing instructor is giving a class on assessing cardiac clients after thoracic surgery. What assessment is most important for the nurse to perform when caring for this client?
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When discussing the nursing process, the instructor stresses that for clients undergoing cardiac surgery, it is important for the nurse to demonstrate competence. What is the rationale for this statement?
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A nurse caring for a client who has had cardiac or vascular surgery knows to do hourly assessments on which of the following?
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The nurse is caring for an older adult client who is deciding whether to have cardiovascular surgery. The client asks the nurse why the risks are greater for them than for a younger person. What would be the nurse's answer?
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Question 5 of 5
A client has been admitted for a commissurotomy. The nurse knows that a commissurotomy repairs which of the following?
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