What is the main focus of Root Cause Analysis (RCA)?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a patient newly diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Select the actions the patient has been instructed to take to prevent transmission.   (Select all that apply) 

A nurse is caring for a patient admitted with acute glomerulonephritis who presents with edema, hypertension, and hematuria. Which intervention should the nurse implement first to manage this patient’s condition?

A 78-year-old patient with terminal cancer is admitted to the hospice unit for end-of-life care. The patient is alert but expresses concern about pain management, stating, “I can’t stand this pain anymore and I don’t want to be a burden to anyone.” Patient rates his pain currently as 9 out of 10.  The nurse is preparing the patient’s care plan. Which of the following interventions should the nurse prioritize?

A patient is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The nurse recognizes that the patient is at risk for hyperglycemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement to prevent or detect this complication?

A client with a history of several episodes of acute glomerulonephritis over the past several years, presents to the ED with new complaints of nocturia, intermittent moderate epistaxis (nose bleeds), and unintentional weight loss.  Current lab work reports elevated BUN and creatinine. Based on these findings which clinical manifestations would the nurse anticipate? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client who exhibits an altered level of consciousness and a serum sodium level of 115 mEq/L (Range: 135 – 145 mEq/L).  The nurse should anticipate which IV solution to be ordered by the physician?

A client with pernicious anemia is receiving parenteral vitamin B12 therapy. Which client statement indicates effective teaching about this therapy?

A client with a severe head injury develops diabetes insipidus. Which assessment finding should the nurse expect?

Find the MODCOD and Information rate (in Mbps) for the below carriers; Please refer to the following table to determine the MODCODS based on the given EsNo values.  Hint: Threshold value indicates that is the minimum level required for the demodulator to successfully demodulate a signal. For Eg: If my Rx EsNo is -2.6 dB, I can only assume that links with EsNo less than -2.6 dB are usable. In this case, I can only use QPSK 2/9 because it’s threshold is less than -2.6 (threshold value = -2.85) Canonical MODCOD C/N (dB) QPSK 2/9 -2.85 QPSK 13/45 -2.03 QPSK 9/20 0.22 QPSK 11/20 1.45 8APSK 5/9-L 4.73 8APSK 26/45-L 5.13 8PSK 23/36 6.12 8PSK 25/36 7.02 8PSK 13/18 7.49 16APSK 1/2-L 5.97 16APSK 8/15-L 6.55 16APSK 5/9-L 6.84 16APSK 26/45 7.51 16APSK 3/5 7.8 16APSK 3/5-L 7.41 16APSK 28/45 8.1 16APSK 23/36 8.38 16APSK 2/3-L 8.43 16APSK 77/90 11.99 32APSK 2/3-L 11.1 32APSK 7/9 13.05 64APSK 32/45-L 13.98 64APSK 11/15 14.81 64APSK 7/9 15.47 256APSK 29/45-L 16.98 256APSK 2/3-L 17.24 256APSK 31/45-L 18.1 256APSK 32/45 18.59 256APSK 11/15-L 18.84 256APSK 3/4 19.57     Symbol Rate = 512 Ksps C/N = -1.6 dB MODCOD = , Information Rate = Mbps   Symbol Rate = 10 Msps C/N = 0.1 dB MODCOD = , Information Rate = Mbps   Symbol Rate = 36 Msps C/N = 7.6 dB MODCOD = , Information Rate = Mbps   Symbol Rate = 45 Msps C/N = 5.14 dB MODCOD = , Information Rate = Mbps   Symbol Rate = 12 Msps C/N = 11.11 dB MODCOD = , Information Rate = Mbps