When a patient’s immune system is compromised by chronic diseases or certain types of medications, the patient is susceptible to which of the following? 

The infection control nurse is reviewing data for the medical-surgical unit. The nurse notes an increase in infections, following intravenous catheter insertion, and categorizes this type of health care associated infection as ________.

 Most of the fetal blood entering the main pulmonary artery is shunted to the aorta through the _________.

What one set of actions causes the systemic circulation to transition from a low-resistance system to a high-resistance system?

The RT is called to attend a delivery of a term infant. The mother has no prenatal care and reports that her “water broke” several days ago. Immediately following vaginal delivery, the infant was placed on a preheated radiant warmer and dried with warmed towels. The infant was placed in a sniffing position and assessed.  The following data are available at 1 minute of age: Respiratory Rate: 15 bpm Color: Pale, with central cyanosis Response to stimuli: Grimace Muscle tone: Limp Heart rate: 97 beats per minute Which of the following should the RT do first? 

Once preterm labor is diagnosed, what medication should be chosen as tocolytic?

What test should a physician order to evaluate fetal lung maturity? 

The RT is called to attend a delivery of a term infant. The mother has no prenatal care and reports that her “water broke” several days ago. Immediately following vaginal delivery, the infant was placed on a preheated radiant warmer and dried with warmed towels. The infant was placed in a sniffing position and assessed.  The following data are available at 1 minute of age: Respiratory Rate: 15 bpm with a weak effort Color: Pale, with central cyanosis Response to stimuli: Grimace Muscle tone: Limp Heart rate: 97 beats per minute What is the 1-minute APGAR score? 

Which organ is considered to be the first complete organ to form in development?

Cyle turns ___ times during the Citric Acid cycle and the product that is relased to the bloodstream is_____.