A nurse updates a patient’s care plan and adds the nursing diagnosis “impaired airway clearance”. Which assessment finding most likely influenced the nurse to choose this diagnosis? 

Aging can cause an older adult’s respiratory drive and tone of upper airway muscles to [option1]. This leaves the older adult at a greater risk of [option2].

A patient has the following goal in their care plan:  “Patient’s blood pressure will remain under 140/90 for the next 12 hours”. Which is the best evaluation method to see if the patient is meeting this outcome? 

A nurse is performing a morning assessment and is having difficulty hearing breath sounds in the bases of the patient’s lungs. Which action should the nurse take next? 

A nurse assesses a patient’s radial pulse and notes the rhythm to be irregular. What is the next action the nurse should take?

The Supplemental Homicide Report (SHR) statistics indicate that the ______ of the victim is a significant determinant of the risk of being murdered.  

The UCR’s Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR) does NOT include information about ________.

According to your text, the __________ rate provides the number of new victims per 1000. 

Which of the following groups of atoms combine to make a phospholipid?

Select ALL the correct answers. When considering the biological molecules, hydrolysis _____________________ while dehydration synthesis _________________.