A client awaiting a heart transplant is experiencing decompensation of the left ventricle that will not respond to medications. The health care provider (HCP) suggests placing the client on a ventricular assist device (VAD). The client asks what this equipment will do. Which response most accurately describes the purpose of a VAD

Anurse is monitoring the laboratory values of a client who is receiving heparin. which of the following values should the nurse report to the provider? a. platelets 300,000/mm3 b. hematocrit 45% c. pt 11 seconds d. aptt 50 seconds

Anurse is assessing a client who is receiving oxytocin via continuous iv infusion for labor augmentation. the nurse notes six contractions in a 10 min period with a non-reassuring fhr. which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. discontinue the oxytocin iv infusion. b. turn the client to her left side. c. administer terbutaline 0.25 mg subcutaneously. d. apply oxygen at 10 l/min via face mask.

Anurse is planning teaching for a client who has asthma about taking montelukast. which of the following should the nurse include about the purpose of this medication? a. relieves acute bronchospasm b. inhibits replication of neutrophils c. controls inflammation in the airways d. activates beta2-receptors in smooth muscle