Can someone please help me on these homework questions, I just don't know the answers and can't find them in my text book.
1) Which of the following statements by a client diagnosed with hypertension indicates a need for additional teaching?
1. "All of the medications have lots of side effects"
2. "Exercise helps to control the disease"
3. "I need to eat meals that have less salt and fat"
4. "My blood pressure is lower when I'm at home"
2) A patient is admitted to the emergency department for chest pain. His ECG findings show ST elevations indicating acute myocardial infarction. The ER doctor orders standard cardiac therapy including aspirin and metoprolol and then asks you to complete a bleeding history and contact the patient's primary-care physician. The primary physician gives you standard orders for oxygen therapy, nitroglycerine and heparin. He then asks that the patient's labs to be called to him for further orders. Before hanging up the phone, you should say:
1. "Considering the positive ECG, don't you want to order a thrombolytic?"
2. "He is quite uncomfortable, what would you like me to give him for pain?"
3. "Thank you, I will get back to you as soon as I have lab confirmation"
4. "Would you like me to go ahead and arrange for transfer to the CCU?"
3) What heart sound is classic for congestive heart failure?
1. diastolic murmur
2. pericardial rub
3. S3 gallop
4. S4 gallop
4) The nurse finds the client to be in ventricular tachycardia and pulseless. What is the nurse's best first action?
1. Administer an anti-dysrhythmic medication
2. Administer oxygen
3. Initiate CPR
4. Instruct the client to take deep breaths and cough
