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The Nurse in the Cardiac Unit Is Caring for a Client

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The nurse in the cardiac unit is caring for a client diagnosed with ischemic heart disease related to two coronary vessel blockages. The client has a history of high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and diabetes mellitus. Which pre-procedure testing does the nurse expect?


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Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the desires of the id, the values of the super-ego, and the realities of the external world.

Unconscious Efforts

Activities or processes that occur without conscious awareness or control, influencing behaviors and decisions.

Repression

Psychological defense mechanism in which the person refuses to consciously remember a threatening or unacceptable event, instead pushing those events into the unconscious mind.

Conscious Awareness

The state of being cognitively awake and aware of one's internal and external environments.

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