NURS2201 - HEART FAILURE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
Nursing Interventions: Cardiac Output
- Vital signs
- Administer o2 if needed
- Give medications
- Encourage rest
Nursing Interventions: Excess Fluid Volume
- Assess respiratory status
- Auscultate lungs
- Monitor input and output
ACE Inhibitors
- Medication used in heart failure
- Reduce after-load, improve cardiac output and increase renal perfusion
What is Heart Failure?
- Failure to maintain sufficient cardiac output to meet needs of tissues
High Output
- Cardiac output normal or above normal: tissue needs not supplied
Low Output
- Output is low: tissue needs not met
Left Side Failure
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
Nursing Interventions: Cardiac Output
- Vital signs
- Administer o2 if needed
- Give medications
- Encourage rest
Nursing Interventions: Excess Fluid Volume
- Assess respiratory status
- Auscultate lungs
- Monitor input and output
ACE Inhibitors
- Medication used in heart failure
- Reduce after-load, improve cardiac output and increase renal perfusion
What is Heart Failure?
- Failure to maintain sufficient cardiac output to meet needs of tissues
High Output
- Cardiac output normal or above normal: tissue needs not supplied
Low Output
- Output is low: tissue needs not met
Left Side Failure
