udy Chapter 28: Caring for Clients With Heart Pailure This Case Study is worth 10 points. It is due Friday 4/12359 in the Drop Best Student Name is, an 80-year-old female client who supne is being admitted to trenew leted heart failure. She has a post medical history of a myocardiacono, subsequent le ventricular ejection fraction of 35, and its valency from of rheumatic heart disease. Her daughter states that her mother lives one does not always est nghtohen forget to take her medications, and times, double upon the medications. 51 has all of her medication bottles in bat in the middle other the table. She noticed that her mother has become confused to place and time dhe trashes and does not want to eat. The nurse nates the vital signs: 1.973.100/70 R 110 beats/minute: RR, 32 breathminutes and Sean rooms. The interesan or discomfort but states that she is extremely short of breath and there is a gurgling sound with pink, frothy sputum present. The lungs have scattered crackles posteriory. There is a grade 2 holosystolic murmur heard at the apex, and s3 sound. The client states that she feels weak. tired, and has tingling sensations in her muscles. The current home medications include digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg po once daily; furosemide (Lax) 40 mg po once daily, potassium chloride 10 mes, one tablet once daily, and irbesartan (pro) 150 mg po once daily The LPN/LUN needs to manage the client's nursing care 1. What would be the PRIORITY assessment for the nurse in this scenario? Explain why you beve It should be priority 2. Ust any vital signs that are abnormal 3. List the dient's medications State the therapeutic cassification for each medication 4. Look at the client's signs and symptoms. Which signs and symptoms indicate le-sided heart failure? 5. Write a definition for left sided heart failure IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Do not cut and paste a the answer from any source. udy Chapter 28: Caring for Clients With Heart Pailure This Case Study is worth 10 points. It is due Friday 4/12359 in the Drop Best Student Name is, an 80-year-old female client who supne is being admitted to trenew leted heart failure. She has a post medical history of a myocardiacono, subsequent le ventricular ejection fraction of 35, and its valency from of rheumatic heart disease. Her daughter states that her mother lives one does not always est nghtohen forget to take her medications, and times, double upon the medications. 51 has all of her medication bottles in bat in the middle other the table. She noticed that her mother has become confused to place and time dhe trashes and does not want to eat. The nurse nates the vital signs: 1.973.100/70 R 110 beats/minute: RR, 32 breathminutes and Sean rooms. The interesan or discomfort but states that she is extremely short of breath and there is a gurgling sound with pink, frothy sputum present. The lungs have scattered crackles posteriory. There is a grade 2 holosystolic murmur heard at the apex, and s3 sound. The client states that she feels weak. tired, and has tingling sensations in her muscles. The current home medications include digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg po once daily; furosemide (Lax) 40 mg po once daily, potassium chloride 10 mes, one tablet once daily, and irbesartan (pro) 150 mg po once daily The LPN/LUN needs to manage the client's nursing care 1. What would be the PRIORITY assessment for the nurse in this scenario? Explain why you beve It should be priority 2. Ust any vital signs that are abnormal 3. List the dient's medications State the therapeutic cassification for each medication 4. Look at the client's signs and symptoms. Which signs and symptoms indicate le-sided heart failure? 5. Write a definition for left sided heart failure IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Do not cut and paste a the answer from any source
