A patient with sepsis has the following ABG: • pH 7.25 • PaCO₂ 28 mmHg • HCO₃⁻ 14 mEq/L What is the acid-base imbalance?

A 72-year-old client is admitted with confusion, headache, nausea, and muscle cramps. Laboratory results reveal: Sodium: 124 mEq/L (Normal: 135–145 mEq/L) Potassium: 4.2 mEq/L (Normal: 3.5–5 mEq/L ) Which nursing intervention should the nurse implement first?

A nurse is caring for an older adult admitted with severe dehydration. Assessment findings include dry mucous membranes, poor skin turgor, urine output of 15 mL/hr, heart rate 118/min, blood pressure 88/54 mm Hg, and elevated BUN levels. Which nursing action is the priority?

The nurse is caring for a client with hypokalemia scheduled to receive the prescribed 20 mEg of intravenous (IV) potassium. Which client assessment requires notification of the primary healthcare provider (PHCP)?

If a hospital admits only the first 100 persons who come in on any given day and turns away everyone else, the hospital is focusing primarily on:

The theory that there are no universal ethical standards which apply to all people of all societies is:

Venture investors face:

Which of the following makes possible the differentiation of members of the genus Mycobacterium and the genus Nocardia from other bacteria?

Which two enzymes catalyze the steps converting the toxic oxygen-containing molecules to less harmful oxygen gas?

Cultures of a bacterial species were incubated on the shelf of a refrigerator, out on a lab bench top, on the shelf of a 37⁰ C incubator, and on the shelf of a 50⁰ C incubator. After incubation, there was no growth at 37⁰ C and 50⁰ C, slight growth out on the bench top and abundant growth at refrigeration. What term could be used for this species?