• A nurse is caring for a patient with an acute inferior wall MI, post coronary artery
stent deployment. Foroptimal care of this patient, the nurse should:
Select single answer
choice.A
administer an analgesic for acute back
pain.clearYou selected.B
apply a pressure dressing to the groin.clearYou did
not select.C
continuously monitor the patient in
lead II.D
maintain the patient in a supine position.
{{Ans- Answer: C
It is best practice to continuously monitor a patient, who is post coronary
artery stent deployment, inthe lead that was most abnormal during the acute
occlusion. Lead II would most likely meet this criterion for a patient with an
inferior wall MI. The remaining interventions are NOT indicated for a
patientwho is post coronary artery stent deployment.
• Which of the following ventilator settings is most likely to decrease
the work of breathing?A
assistcontrolB
pressure
supportC
tidal
volumeD
CPAP
{{Ans- Answer: B
Pressure support senses the beginning of the patient's spontaneous
inspiration and provides a setpressure to assist the inspiratory effort. The
primary purpose of the ventilator settings listed in choices (A), (C), and
(D) is not to decrease the work of breathing.
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