You Are Caring for a Client with Left-Sided Heart Failure

question 19

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a client with left-sided heart failure. When you go in to do your shift assessment, you find your client is wheezing, restless, tachycardic, and has severe apprehension. You know that these are symptoms of what?

• A) Acute pulmonary edema
• B) Progressive heart failure
• C) Pulmonary hypertension
• D) Cardiogenic shock

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Definitions:

Negotiation

The process by which two or more parties with different needs or goals discuss an issue in an attempt to reach a compromise or agreement.

Mediation

A form of alternative dispute resolution where a neutral third party helps the disputing parties find a mutually satisfactory solution.

Med-Arb

A combined process of mediation and arbitration where parties first attempt mediation, and if unresolved, the same or a different neutral party arbitrates the dispute.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) encompasses methods outside the judicial system to resolve disputes, including arbitration and mediation.