You are the nurse caring for an unconscious trauma victim who needs emergency surgery. The patient is a 55-year-old man with an adult son. He is legally divorced and is planning to be remarried in a few weeks. His parents are at the hospital with the other family members. The physician has explained the need for surgery, the procedure to be done, and the risks to the children, the parents, and the fiancé. Who should be asked to sign the surgery consent form?

A man is brought to the emergency department after he fell while working at a construction site.  He has multiple abrasions all over his body, a right ankle fracture and a right shoulder dislocation.  He is told by the physician that he will need to be off work for 8 weeks.  The patient expresses anger and frustration at the possibility of loss of income and inability to care for his wife who is ill.  A finding related to the General adaptation syndrome (GAS) that the nurse would expect to find on assessment of the patient is:

Based on the GAS, requirements for insulin for an insulin dependent diabetic who has pneumonia would? 

A patient arrives to the emergency room with a complaint of feeling short of breath while he is out jogging.  He has been jogging for years and is in excellent physical shape.  Which lab value might you suspect to find to explain this problem.  

The nurse suspects acute graft rejection after a client has undergone a kidney transplant. What assessment findings confirm this diagnosis? (Select all that apply)

What is the priority action for the scrub person at the conclusion of a surgical procedure?

A diabetic patient who is hospitalized tells the nurse, “I don’t understand why I can keep my blood sugar under control at home with diet alone, but when I get sick, my blood sugar goes up.”  Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse has just received change-of-shift report about the following four patients.  Which patient will the nurse assess first?

The nurse is to administer Lanoxin 0.25mg IM daily for 3 days to a patient with heart failure.  Lanoxin is available as 250mcg/mL.  How much Lanoxin does the nurse administer? __________  (Mark the answer in the space provided.)

Mr. Fry has amikacin sulfate 400mg IV q8h ordered.  You have amikacin sulfate IV 500mg/2mL.  How much will you administer? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.  _______________ (Mark the answer in the space provided.)