A Patient Newly Diagnosed with Heart Failure Is Admitted to the Hospital

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient newly diagnosed with heart failure is admitted to the hospital. The nurse notes a pulse of 90 beats/min. The nurse will observe this patient closely for:

• A) decreased urine output.
• B) increased blood pressure.
• C) jugular vein distension.
• D) shortness of breath.

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Definitions:

Inmates

Individuals confined within a prison or jail as a result of criminal convictions or awaiting legal proceedings.

Incarcerated

Being confined in prison or jail as a form of punishment following a criminal conviction.

Transported

Refers to the act of moving goods or people from one place to another.

PREA

The Prison Rape Elimination Act, U.S. federal law established to address the problem of sexual assault and rape in the nation's prisons and jails.