A 65-Year-Old Patient with a History of Heart Failure Comes

question 18

Multiple Choice

A 65-year-old patient with a history of heart failure comes to the clinic stating "I keep waking up from sleep with shortness of breath." Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A) Obtain a detailed health history of the patient's allergies and a history of asthma.
• B) Tell the patient to sleep on his or her right side to facilitate ease of respirations.
• C) Assess for other signs and symptoms of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.
• D) Assure the patient that paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is normal and will probably resolve within the next week.

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Definitions:

Optic Disks

The point in the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina, lacking photoreceptors, and creating a blind spot.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors and transmit it to the brain.

Opponent-Process Theory

A theory of color perception that assumes that the visual system treats pairs of colors as opposing or antagonistic.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.