Mark was terminated by his company because of his poor client management skills, which resulted in the company losing one of its major clients. Mark’s termination best exemplifies _____.

_____ indicates the right of an employer or an employee to terminate employment at any time with or without notice or cause (where applicable by state law).

The physician is having trouble normalizing a patient’s ABG due to asynchrony on CMV. The physician would like to know which paralytic will help with synchronize ventilation. The therapist recommends:

A nurse assesses a patient who is experiencing an acid–base imbalance. The patient’s arterial blood gas values are pH 7.32, PaCO2 38 mm Hg, and HCO3- 19 mEq/L. Which assessment would the nurse perform first?

Your patient is complaining of a rapid heartbeat. Where would you take the popliteal pulse to check heart rate?

Your patient is unsure about the date of conception for their pregnancy. What imaging modality would you use to visualize the embryo or fetus?

What kind of tissue lines the esophagus?

The great cardiac vein drains the blood from the ventricles of the heart. Which artery runs alongside the great cardiac vein?

A rose gardener pricked themselves with a contaminated thorn. A subcutaneous fungal infection characterized by necrotic lesions followed this direct inoculation of fungal spores into the skin. The most likely agent causing the infection is:

A previously healthy, immunocompetent 35-year-old patient living in Ohio presented to the emergency room with a chronic cough. In addition to the cough, they had several painless subcutaneous nodules. They had no travel history outside of Ohio. Microscopic examination of the tissue showed broad-based budding yeast. The most likely agent causing the infection is: