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1. A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? a. Bradycardia- more tachycardia cuz of a failing ventricle , SNS is activ... ated to compensate . b. Flushed skin- duskly it wIll look like c. Frothy sputum-Left sided- can be blood tinged d. Jugular vein distention→ Right Rationale: ATI MS: pg. 198 ch 32 pdf Left side: dyspnea, orthopnea, fatigue, pulmonary congestion, frothy sputum, organ failure such as oliguria. Right Side: Jugular vein distention, ascending dependent edema, abdominal distention, polyuria ar rest, liver enlargement, 2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing renal colic from a calculus in left renal pelvis. Identify the area where the nurse should expect the client to have referred pain. ( Find “hot spots” in the artwork) Pain travels downward to the inguinal area and lower back Renal colic occurs in the kidney area. Referred pain is somewhere that happens in another place other than where the pain should be felt. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis and notes a decrease in the dialysate flow rate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all the apply?). Check answer i read pg 644-647 med surg it’s not so specific p. 370 ch 57 pdf a. monitor the access site for drainage.- to check for sxs of infection [Show More]

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