The nurse is caring for several clients who are on telemetry. 

 Which of the following ECG strips does the nurse recognize as atrial fibrillation?

A nurse is working with a nursing student on a medical cardiology unit. The student is identifying and explaining risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) disease.

A community health nurse is teaching a local group of school-age children on how to prevent endocarditis. What should the nurse recommend as a primary preventative strategy for this age group?

The new graduate nurse is reviewing treatment options for the management of cardiomyopathies.

A nursing instructor is educating students on preventing high false readings when taking blood pressures with a manual blood pressure cuff. Which of the following students would be at risk for obtaining a false high reading on a client?

A client with a known renal arterial dissection is transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU). While awaiting surgery, what is a priority for assessment?

The nurse is caring for a client who recently had chest tubes inserted. The nurse notices that there is no tidaling in the water seal chamber of the drainage system. 

 Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A client presents to the emergency department (ED) with dyspnea, chest pain, and tachycardia. Based on the client's history of symptoms, the health care provider (HCP) suspects a pulmonary embolus. An arterial blood gas is completed.

The nursing student is studying pneumothorax. 

A nurse has performed a head-to-toe assessment on a 3 year-old client with laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB). Which of the following actions help communicate the nurse's findings to the health care team?