Answer True.  Question 49 and 50 are placement point holders. Meaning, you will get the points until the ATI scores are tabulated and replaced. 

1. The nurse admits a patient to the critical care unit following a motorcycle crash. Assessment findings by the nurse include blood pressure 100/50 mm Hg, heart rate 58 beats/min, respiratory rate 30 breaths/min, and temperature of 100.5° F. The patient is lethargic, responds to voice but falls asleep readily when not stimulated. Which nursing action is most important to include in this patient’s plan of care?

2. The nurse is caring for a patient who was hit on the head with a hammer. The patient was unconscious at the scene briefly but is now conscious upon arrival at the emergency department (ED) with a GCS score of 15. One hour later, the nurse assesses a GCS score of 3. What is the priority nursing action?

The left testies is always greater in size than the right testes testis in alligators.

Mitochondrial DNA haplotypes can be used to look at the genetic diversity within manatee populations. According to the data summarized by Dr. Hunter, which manatee populations were the most and least diverse?  What might this information portray about how manatees migrated and colonized?

Serum samples from Lake Woodruff, a polluted lake included in this study, had baseline testosterone levels higher than the other lake sampled.

Determination of gender in crocodilians is generally conducted with which of the following techniques?

Which laboratory report finding of white blood cell count with differential indicates a probable serious on-going bacterial infection? 

What is the best interpretation of a laboratory result that indicates that a patient has a high blood concentration of IgM directed against the herpes simplex virus? 

How is bacterial colonization different from infection?