While performing an admission assessment on a 72-year-old patient admitted with abdominal pain, the nurse notes clubbing of the fingers. This finding is a sign of:

The nurse is performing an otoscopic examination on an adult patient. She has the patient tilt his head to the side not being examined and looks into the ear canal to make sure that a foreign body is not present. Which step should she perform next?

What is the normal lab value for PO4 (phosphate):________________________mmol/L

An emerging trend where individuals interact with multiple networked devices that are often embedded in everyday objects is called:

The nurse is caring for a patient who underwent abdominal surgery 24 hours ago and has an NGT. How should the nurse proceed when performing an abdominal assessment on this patient?

The admission assessment form states that the patient has pedal pulses that are rated 1 in amplitude. This documentation indicates that the patient’s pulses are:

The nurse is teaching a patient how to use a portable blood pressure device to monitor his blood pressure at home. It would be most important for the nurse to:

What is the normal lab value for K+:___________________mmol/L

What is the normal lab value for Na++:___________________mmol/L

Starting a computer that is already turned on is called a: