Instructions: This exam can only be taken once.  There will be no make-up without a documented and valid reason.  Exam feedback will be available automatically after the due date. The Exam is not an open book. Notes/dictionaries/ Internet searches/ smartphones/ tablets/ electronic devices/ translator aids are not allowed. Notes that students made to study are allowed (handwritten or printed).  will be allowed to copy and paste ONLY the following special characters. You must take the exam from a computer/ laptop, but not from a smartphone or tablet. The Final is proctored for Honorlock. Please ensure that you add the Honorlock extension to your browser on your computer before the exam.   If needed, students are allowed to copy and paste Spanish special characters.  BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR EXAM… Read every question carefully and follow the instructions. If the question is required, answer it in complete sentences. Review your answers and check for missing Spanish characters. Isolated words answering the question for complete sentences will be rejected. Review your answers, checking for missing Spanish characters and capitalizing the letter that must be capitalized. The answers to the exam’s questions are case-sensitive, and students will lose points if they do not use accent marks or if they use the letter N instead of Ñ. Special Spanish characters will be provided in each question that students may or may not need. Spanish special charactersCopy and paste as needed.   Uppercase  lowercase A Á á E É é I Í í O Ó ó U Ú ú Ñ Ñ ñ THE UMLAUT Ü ü INITIAL QUESTION MARK ¿   INITIAL EXCLAMATION MARK ¡  

A nurse is assessing a patient who has experienced several days of vomiting and poor oral intake. Which assessment finding is most consistent with extracellular fluid volume deficit? 

A nurse is reviewing the movement of fluids between body compartments. Which statement best describes osmosis?   

A patient is experiencing significant blood loss after a traumatic injury. Which physiological response helps maintain blood pressure and circulating volume?

A patient receives a large volume of intravenous isotonic fluid following surgery. Which assessment finding would cause the nurse the greatest concern? 

You have 90 minutes to correctly answer 15 selected-response questions and 4 written response questions on the lessons in Unit 1. Written response questions will be graded qualitatively based on sufficiency and accuracy to the given lessons. They should be at least 100 words or one full paragraph. Use of outside sources are strictly prohibited.Honorlock will be active, however, you are allowed to return to the readings on Blackboard to help you answer questions. Use this url: https://southtexascollege.blackboard.com/You have one attempt, and you must complete it all in one sitting.

Which action best ensures the security of physical and electronic patient records?

Why might a technologist instruct a patient to hold their breath during a computed tomography scan?

Which of the following pitch ratios will result in gaps in the CT scan data and the lowest image quality?

Antibiotics work best in the log phase because that’s when bacteria are actively growing, and most antibiotics target those active processes.