16. A nurse is to draw a blood sample for laboratory analysis from a multilumen central venous catheter which has IV infusion running containing electrolytes. When performing this procedure, which step should the nurse take first?

The following four patients arrive in the emergency department (ED) after a motor vehicle collision. In which order should the nurse assess them? a. A 74-yr-old patient with palpitations and chest painb. A 43-yr-old patient complaining of 7/10 abdominal painc. A 21-yr-old patient with multiple fractures of the face and jawd. A 37-yr-old patient with a misaligned lower left leg with intact pulses

During the primary survey, the nurse identified asymmetric chest wall movement in the patient. What intervention should the nurse do first? 

A 60-year-old obese male with a history of type 2 diabetes is being seen by the primary health provider to follow up on the results of a polysomnography, which showed that he has obstructive sleep apnea. He is accompanied by his wife who says that her husband snores, stops breathing for several seconds, and then gasps and snorts several times throughout the night. The patient states that he is extremely tired during the day and does not feel rested when he wakes up in the morning. The physician will place the patient on [machine1]. This will provide [answer2]. The nurse will evaluate effectiveness of the machine if the patient states [answer3].    

The nurse is caring for an ICU patient with an arterial line. The nurse’s role in management of the arterial line? Select all that apply.

A 32-year-old female is admitted to the emergency department for abdominal pain that has worsened over the past 2 days. She states that she has a history of ulcerative colitis, and that it has “never been this bad.” She is lying still on the bed and reluctant to turn for an assessment. Vital signs are blood pressure 132/88 mm Hg, pulse 98 bpm, respirations 26 and shallow, temperature 101°F (38.3°C). The abdomen is slightly distended with rebound tenderness noted upon gentle palpation of the left upper quadrant. The patient reports having 8 diarrhea bowel movements in the last 24 hours, with blood noted in most of them. She also reports feeling “so tired” all the time and having nausea but no vomiting. She has only had water to drink for the last 24 hours because she has not been hungry. She rates the abdominal pain at an “8” as long as she does not move. Lab results include hemoglobin 12 g/dL, hematocrit 37.2%, sodium 136 mEq/L, and potassium 4.2 mEq/L. Choose the assessment findings that require immediate follow-up by the nurse. Select all that apply

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, who has undergone a barium enema that showed strictures in the ileum. Based on this finding, the nurse should monitor the client closely for signs of:

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is clinically diagnosed by which of the following three criteria: 

The most common bacteria causing uncomplicated UTI in women is: 

Match the following words in English with Spanish translation: