A patient is admitted to the hospital for a carotid angiogram with stent placement. The patient's spouse states, 'I don't want my spouse to find out there is a risk of a stroke connected with this procedure because they won't sign the consent form.' The cardiac-vascular nurse's most appropriate action is to:

A patient is admitted to the hospital for a carotid angiogram with stent placement. The patient's spouse states, 'I don't want my spouse to find out there is a risk of a stroke connected with this procedure because they won't sign the consent form.' The cardiac-vascular nurse's most appropriate action is to:

Delegation Decision: The unit is very busy and short staffed. What could be delegated to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

Which effects contribute to making nitrates the first-line therapy for the treatment of angina (select one that doesn't apply?

Collaborative care of the patient with NSTEMI differs from that of a patient with STEMI in that NSTEMI is more frequently initially treated with what?

Describe the pathophysiology of Acute Myocardial Infarction.