To evaluate both oxygenation and ventilation in a patient with acute respiratory failure, the nurse uses the findings revealed with

A patient with chest pain that is unrelieved by nitroglycerin is admitted to the coronary care unit for observation and diagnosis. While the patient has continuous ECG monitoring, what finding would most concern the nurse?

The nurse on the cardiac unit is preparing to administer medications after receiving AM shift report.  Which medication should the nurse administer first?

The PAWP is reported to be (3 mmHg) low with a blood pressure of 100/62 Currently the patient is receiving IV fluids at a rate of 50 ml per hour. Medications include Furosemide 40 mg IV daily. When presenting the patient status to the rounding provider, the nurse would anticipate the following order:

A patient in a one-car rollover presents with multiple injuries. Prioritize the interventions that must be initiated for this patient.

A client’s endocrine system is being evaluated for dysfunction as the possible origin of his current symptomology. When it is learned that the results of the water deprivation test showed a change in urine osmolality after the administration of vasopressin but no change after water deprivation, the nurse realizes that this finding is consistent with:

During preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for treatment of a pituitary adenoma, the nurse instructs the patient about the need to

Where is Hesperia?

Which reversible condition below does not mimic dementia?

Primary aging refers to the universal changes that