The nurse is completing a preoperative assessment for a client scheduled for elective surgery. Which medication or supplement reported by the client places them at the greatest risk for surgical complication?

The nurse is conducting a preoperative interview. Which statement by the client would the nurse recognize puts the patient most at risk for surgical complications? 

A 22-year-old female patient with ARDS is on a volume-cycled ventilator. Her airway resistance and compliance has been gradually improving throughout the course of your shift. At the start of your shift her peak pressure was 35 cmH2O pressure; eight hours later her peak pressure is now 25 cmH2O pressure. Which of the following alarms would be most important to readjust at this time?  

A nurse understands the principle of surgical asepsis if they make which statement?

A patient is receiving non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) at the following settings:     IPAP: 25 cmH2O                ABG results are: pH: 7.49     EPAP: 5 cmH2O                                           CO2 29 torr                                                                                                                                                                  Rate: 10 br/min                                            O2 110 torr                                                                           HCO3 25 mEq/L                                                                           SaO2 98% Which of the following should the therapist recommend?

A 52 kg, 22-year-old male is found in the street, pinpoint pupils, RR 5 and ABG while being bagged: pH 7.16, PaCO2 85, PaO2 55, HCO3 23. What is the problem, Oxygenation failure or Ventilatory failure? 

What would be the calculated RSBI for a patient who has an average spontaneous frequency of 26/min and tidal volume of 220 mL? 

If you use information from your textbook but use similar words instead of writing exactly what is in your book, you do not have to cite the source because you came up with your own words:

Match the amendments with the correct definition.

Newly freed African Americans primarily joined what two Christian denominations?