A 21 year old impulsive male jumps out of a second floor window into a pool and hits his head. He shakes it off, but within 5 minutes has a change in mental status, severe vomiting, and then begins seizing. Given the information provided, what sort of injury would be most likely seen on a Head CT?

Which of the following is a complication of an ischemic stroke that you as the nurse must monitor for?

Addison’s disease is related to inadequate corticosteroid and mineralocorticoid synthesis from the:

Which neurologic disorder is characterized by neuritic plaques with amyloid beta protein cores, neurofibrillary tangles, and the loss of acetylcholine?

The patient’s husband asks what the “dips” in the fetal heart rate are in the tracing shown below. The nurse notes variable decelerations. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?  

The nurse is concerned that a laboring patient’s uterine activity is too intense and that her obesity is preventing accurate assessment of her contractions. The tocodynamometer has been repositioned several times. Based on this information, which action should the nurse take?

A patient who received a spinal block for an emergent C-section is now complaining of a “splitting” headache rated at a 10/10. The next best action of the nurse is to:

The cervical exam for a low-risk laboring patient has the following results: 2 cm dilated/50% effaced/+1 station. What instruction will the nurse implement with the patient?

The nurse is monitoring a patient in labor and notes variable decelerations on the fetal monitoring tracing (shown below). Which is the first action that the nurse should take?

A laboring patient received meperidine (Demerol) for pain control. Her most recent dose was 15 minutes ago and she is now completely dilated and ready to push. Which medication does the nurse anticipate may be needed in the delivery room for administration?