When Planning Holistic Care for a Patient Admitted with Heart

question 40

Multiple Choice

When planning holistic care for a patient admitted with heart failure, which of the following should the nurse include?

• A)spiritual needs
• B)measure intake and output
• C)daily weights
• D)ambulate with assistance

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Definitions:

Bone Scan

A nuclear imaging test that helps diagnose and track several types of bone disease by injecting radiotracers, which are then detected by a scanner.

CT Scan

Computerized Tomography Scan, a medical imaging procedure that combines a series of X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object.

Fractures

Breaks or cracks in a bone, often identified and assessed through various imaging modalities like X-rays, CT scans, or MRI.

Interventional Radiology

A subspecialty of radiology utilizing minimally invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system.