Chapter 36: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition

1. The nurse obtains a health history from an older patient with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE). Which question by the nurse is most focused on identifying a risk factor for IE? d. “Have you had dental work done recently?” 2. During the assessment of a young adult patient with infective endocarditis (IE), the nurse would expect to find b. a new regurgitant murmur. 3. The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of decreased cardiac output related to valvular insufficiency for the patient with infective endocarditis (IE) based on which assessment finding(s)? b. Urine output less than 30 mL/hr 4. When planning care for a patient hospitalized with a streptococcal infective endocarditis (IE), which intervention is most appropriate for the nurse to include? a. Arrange for placement of a long-term IV catheter. 5. A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis. The nurse should plan to teach the patient about the purpose of b. echocardiography. 6. To assess the patient wi