The nurse realizes the patient diagnosed with mitral stenosis has incomplete emptying of the:

a. right atrium.
b. right ventricle.
c. left atrium.
d. left ventricle.

ANS: C
Mitral stenosis would result in incomplete emptying of the left atrium, as the mitral valve is lo-cated between the left atrium and left ventricle.

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