Medical Interventions
Instructions
1 Your aunt, who has a history of heart failure, calls to tell you that her primary provider told her that she has atrial fibrillation. She says that she has been prescribed warfarin and that she really doesn’t want to take it because she knows it will stop her from clotting, and she is afraid of bleeding. What is the strength of the evidence that supports your aunt’s continued adherence to warfarin therapy? What are the risks involved should she decide she will not take this drug as prescribed?
2 You answer a patient’s call light on the medical/surgical unit where you work. The patient complains of a sudden onset of “palpitations” and “lightheadedness.” Reviewing the bedside cardiac monitor, you see that the patient has a new onset of atrial flutter with a heart rate of 145 bpm. Prior to contacting the primary provider, what other assessment information would you obtain? What interventions do you anticipate? two cited references
2 You answer a patient’s call light on the medical/surgical unit where you work. The patient complains of a sudden onset of “palpitations” and “lightheadedness.” Reviewing the bedside cardiac monitor, you see that the patient has a new onset of atrial flutter with a heart rate of 145 bpm. Prior to contacting the primary provider, what other assessment information would you obtain? What interventions do you anticipate? two cited references