Reflection Questions
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How would a nurse discuss the difference between a cardio-selective versus a non-cardio-selective beta blocker to a graduate nurse?
2
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A patient calls their primary care clinic stating home blood pressure readings have been elevated with an average of 164/98 mm Hg. How should a nurse counsel the patient?
3
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A patient 30 days following an MI and placement of a stent in the LAD is following up with a cardiologist. How would the nurse evaluate the patient recovering from MI?
4
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A patient with a diagnosed AAA is scheduled to go for a diagnostic angiography. How would a nurse preceptor explain the purpose of this test to a new graduate?
5
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A patient has recently undergone a carotid endarterectomy three months earlier. The clinic nurse is reviewing the labs. How would the nurse evaluate the laboratory values responding to pharmacological therapies?
6
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How would the nurse educate the patient on the difference between varicose veins and venous stasis wounds?