Only patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) with no other obvious cause AND recent travel to areas that have had an outbreak or contact to a SARS-CoV-2-infected person get masked and sequestered in a negative airflow room. Patients without contact to outbreak areas or alternative explanations for their symptoms are released. After the nurse’s initial patient evaluation, a doctor in protective gear might ask additional questions and order laboratory tests. Which of the following would you expect? 1. The doctor asks if the patient was vaccinated against the flu. 2. The doctor orders a chest X-ray. 3. The doctor orders a vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. 4. The doctor orders an immunoassy and PCR-based assay to detect the virus specifically.

Which of the following is the most sensitive indicator for signs and symptoms of an increase intracranial pressure (ICP)?      

A patient has an arteriovenous fistula. Which of the following is true regarding this AV shunt? (Select all that apply)

A confused patient with liver failure is admitting to the medical floor. The following labs are seen in the patient’s chart: WBC 8,000 u/L, Hbg 10.5 g/dL, Hct 38%, PT 20 seconds, PTT 89 seconds, Ammonia 100 mcg/dL.  Which precautions should the nurse implement upon the patient’s arrival? (Select all that apply)

A patient with DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis) was admitted with blood sugar of 400 mg/dL.  The patient’s received an IV of NS and an insulin drip. Four hours later the glucose is 200 mg/dl.  Which IV fluids would the nurse anticipate to be ordered next?  

A 76 year-old patient is diagnosed with an ischemic stroke. The PMH consists of:  HTN and Diabetes. Per the wife,  “he suffered from a stroke 1 month ago.” Which of the following is an exclusion for tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) also called Ateplace (Activase)?          

A patient with a spinal cord injury has episodes of hypertension with automatic dysreflexia. Which of the following medications may be used prn to treat the episode?  

At the inferior aspect of this isolated lung root, Identify the vessel.  

A patient is scheduled for a CT of the brain with contrast. Which of the following medication must be held prior to and 48 hours after the procedure to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI)?

Identify the muscle indicated by the white arrows.