Each state has enacted laws that define the parameters of nursing. These legal sources of nursing are known as:

A patient with dysphagia has been admitted with a third episode of aspiration pneumonia in less than a year. The health care provider insists that for safety, the patient must have a feeding tube placed. The patient declines the tube and later asks the nurse if they should reconsider. What is the most appropriate nursing response?

A nurse is providing care to several clients at the clinic. When reviewing the clients’ medical records, which client would the nurse identify as meeting the criteria for Medicare reimbursement?

A community health nurse is evaluating social determinants of health in the community related to disease prevention. The nurse identifies which factors as possible social determinants. Select all that apply.

A nurse is explaining the need to obtain laboratory tests to a client who is of a different cultural group. During the interaction, the client avoids eye contact and refrains from answering questions for long periods of time. The nurse understands that this behavior is most likely related to which of the following reasons:

The nurse is assessing output at the end of her shift. The patient reports voids of 280mL, 360mL, 820mL, and 260mL during the shift. The nurse also recorded an emesis of 360mL, and a liquid stool in the amount of 160mL. The nurse will record mL of fluid output for the shift.

Question Calculate the following intake and output for the 7 am to 7 pm shift.   0715 – voids 200 mL 0730 – 4 oz apple juice PO, 240 mL of water PO 0900 – 4 oz water PO with meds 0930 – vomits 120 mL 1100 – 200 mL of gastric content emptied from the suction canister 1130 – voids 350 mL 1200 – 8 oz of Sprite PO 1600 – 25 mL fluid from the JP drain emptied     The intake is  mL The output is mL

Name the most important valve in an aircraft pressurization system.

High pressure oxygen cylinders are painted what color and have what words stenciled on the outside of the container?

What are the two types of breathable oxygen delivery systems?