10. The laboratory calls to report a drop in the platelet count to 90,000/mm3 for a patient receiving heparin for the treatment of postoperative deep vein thrombosis. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

4. The nurse is evaluating a patient admitted to the emergency department with an evolving ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) for possible administration of thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy. Which information, identified during history taking, would contraindicate this type of therapy?

9. A patient asks a nurse how nitroglycerin works to relieve angina pain. The nurse correctly states, “Nitroglycerin:

A company wants to get an annuity that pays 5% compounded quarterly for 8 years. The monthly payments are $220.  How much does the company have at the end of the 6 years? 

Suppose you have an angle of negative 100 degrees.  what is the reference angle? (Definition:  the reference angle for an angle is the positive, acute angle formed by the terminal side of the angle and the x-axis) (hint: make a sketch if you need to)

Alex wants to travel to the Smoky Mountains and is trying to decide if he should drive or fly to the location.  The flight to Knoxville would cost $500 and take 2 hours.  Also if he flies, he would need to rent a car at an additional total cost of $100 (including gas) and drive an additional 1 hour total between the airport and the mountain.  If Alex were to drive his 4runner from Gainesville out to the Smoky mountains, the trip would take 8 hours and cost him $100.  Other things constant, Alex would choose the flight plus rental car option if and only if the value of his time is at least

Which of the following shifts both short-run and long-run aggregate supply to the left?

When an economy is experiencing an economic boom and operating beyond its long-run capacity,

About three hours after he falls asleep, Bobby often sits up in bed screaming incoherently. His mother tries to awaken him, but with no success. His pulse races and he gasps for breath. The next morning, he remembers nothing. It appears that Bobby suffers from

A confused older adult patient in a skilled nursing facility was asleep when unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) entered the room quietly and touched the bed to see if it was wet. The patient awakened and hit the UAP in the face. Which statement best explains the patient’s action?