You are the charge nurse for the coronary care step-down unit. Which patient is best to assign to an RN who has floated for the day from the general medical-surgical unit?
In a Facebook poll of 35 respondents, 34.3% chose “c. Patient just transferred from the radiology department after a coronary angioplasty”. How we count
c. Patient just transferred from the radiology department after a coronary angioplasty
34.3%12
b. Patient receiving IV furosemide (Lasix) to treat acute left ventricular failure
25.7%9
a. Patient requiring discharge teaching about the coronary artery stenting prior to going home with spouse today
20%7
d. Patient just admitted wit unstable angina and who has orders for a heparin infusion and aspirin
20%7
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