A Client Is Being Discharged After Unsuccessful Cardioversion for Atrial

question 2

Multiple Choice

A client is being discharged after unsuccessful cardioversion for atrial fibrillation. An important self-care measure the nurse should include in the discharge teaching plan is to tell the client to

• A) be sure to get plenty of rest balanced with activity.
• B) not eat too much red meat and other high-fat foods.
• C) reschedule the cardioversion in 2 weeks.
• D) take the Coumadin as scheduled.

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Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them all together and dividing by the count of these numbers.

Right-Skewed

Describes a distribution of data where the tail on the right side of the distribution is longer or fatter than the left side, indicating that the mean is greater than the median.

Standard Deviation

The square root of the variance, measuring the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean.

Mean

The mathematical calculation where you add all the numbers in a set and divide by the number of elements to find the average.