A patient was admitted 1 day ago with a diagnosis of COPD. The patient is now having shortness of breath with a respiratory rate of 26, a pulse rate of 108, and a SPO2 of 92%. Which piece of data will the nurse use for “R” when using SBAR?

68 y/o male is experiencing 10/10 chest pain. The patient is ordered to receive a nitroglycerin tablet to be administered under the tongue. What route is this medication administered?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is at risk for infection. Which action by the nurse indicates correct understanding about standard precautions? (Select all that apply)

38 y/o patient states they are in pain after having surgery on a broken femur and alerts the nurse at 7 p.m. The nurse asks the patient when the pain started, to describe the pain, and the pain level on a scale of 0-10, and also assesses the patient’s cast and bandages. The patient states the pain started about an hour ago, it is a throbbing pain, and rates their pain 8 on a scale of 0-10. The bandages and cast appear to be within normal limits for a post-surgical patient.  The nurse checks the orders which state the patient can have morphine 10 mg tablet PO every 4 to 6 hours PRN pain and the last dose of medication was 2 p.m.  The nurse administered Morphine 10 mg tablet at 7:05 p.m. Documentation of patient concern including description and pain scale, nurse’s assessment, and administration of the medication was completed.  At 7:45 p.m. the nurse checks with the patient to re-assess their pain. The patient states the morphine was helpful and their pain level is now down to a “3” on the 0-10 scale. The nurse also documents this.  This is an example of what process?

In which order will the nurse use the nursing process steps during the clinical decision-making process? 1. Evaluating goals2. Assessing patient needs3. Planning priorities of care4. Determining nursing diagnoses5. Implementing nursing interventions

The nurse is examining a 2-month-old infant and notices asymmetry of the infant’s gluteal folds. The nurse should assess for other signs of what disorder?

The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to do one-person jump rope. What does the nurse know that the shoulder must be able to do in order for one to be able to do one-person jump rope?

If experimental results contradict a hypothesis, the hypothesis must be either revised or discarded.

How much heat (kJ) is needed to raise the temperature of 100.0 grams of water from 25.0°C to ? Water has a specific heat capacity of 4.186 J/g°C

What is the charge on an ion that has an atomic number of 24 and contains 23e-?