The nurse is evaluating clients for risk of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Which client is at greatest risk for HIT, based on the nurse’s assessment?

a male client who just completed a 1-week course of heparin a male client taking enoxaparin for management of unstable angina a female client receiving heparin for postsurgical thromboprophylaxis a female client taking enoxaparin to prevent clots following a mild myocardial infarction

The nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about radiation therapy. Which would the nurse include in the teaching?

The dose is always more than the exposure. Clients receiving brachytherapy are radioactive. Clients receiving teletherapy are not radioactive. Beta particles are the most common type of radiation therapy. Bodily waste from a client receiving brachytherapy does not require special handling.

The nurse is caring for a client in the cardiac unit and notices the client’s rhythm changes from normal sinus rhythm to coarse ventricular fibrillation. Which is the priority nursing action?

call a code blue check the client and check the leads initiate CPR while waiting on help to arrive prepare to start the client on a diltiazem (Cardizem) drip clear the room of unnecessary items to allow room for the crash cart and team