A nurse is reviewing the vital signs and lab findings of a patient with suspected sepsis. Which of the following findings does not meet the criteria for Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)?

A patient with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is admitted to the unit. Which medication is most likely to be ordered to help reduce ICP?

A 35-year-old climber at a high-altitude base camp reports headache, nausea, and shortness of breath after rapidly ascending the mountain. The nurse on site suspects acute mountain sickness (AMS), a form of altitude sickness. What is the nurse’s priority action?

A 64-year-old patient is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a diagnosis of sepsis secondary to a urinary tract infection. The nurse initiates interventions to prevent progression to severe sepsis or septic shock.Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?(Select all that apply.)

A 35-year-old male is brought to the emergency department after sustaining partial-thickness and full-thickness burns to the following areas:Anterior chestEntire right armAnterior right legAnterior faceHis weight is 176 pounds.Using the Parkland formula, how much Lactated Ringer’s solution should be administered in the first 8 hours following the burn injury?

A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency department with deep partial-thickness burns covering 30% of the total body surface area (TBSA). Which nursing action should take priority during the emergent phase?

A nurse is working in the emergency triage area during a mass casualty event. Which of the following patients should be tagged as YELLOW?

Your patient is dehydrated. What type of solution would be most appropriate to give intravenously? 

Known for coining the term “homeostasis”

Explain the general life cycle of a subcutaneous mycoses (2pts). Name an example (1pt).