The Nurse Is Performing an Assessment on a Patient Whose

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient whose right atrial pressure is 12 mmHg.Which findings would the nurse anticipate? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

• A)Jugular vein distention
• B)Weak,thready pulse
• C)Presence of rales and rhonchi
• D)Poor skin turgor
• E)Hepatomegaly

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Definitions:

Stroke Volume

The volume of blood pumped by one ventricle during one contraction.

Heart Rate

The number of heart beats per minute, a measure of the heart's activity and an important indicator of health and fitness.

Systemic Circulation

Refers to the part of cardiovascular circulation which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

Pump Blood

The process of moving blood through the chambers of the heart and throughout the body's circulatory system to provide oxygen and nutrients to tissues and remove waste products.