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A 34-year-old man admitted with a partial small bowel obstruction and a nasogastric (NG) tube in place for decompression. When the patient develops sudden, severe upper abdominal pain, diaphoresis, and a firm abdomen, which action should the nurse take first?

A patient has just been transferred to your unit from the emergency department with a chief complaint of intractable nausea and vomiting. A partial small bowel obstruction is suspected. Which information would require the most rapid intervention by the nurse?

At very low tax rates, ________ is much larger than ________.

   Nurses’ Notes Vital Signs Diagnostic Results 0830:Child was brought in by parents for unexplained bruising and red spots on the child’s shoulders, thighs, and back. Parents report child has had a cold for more than 2 months and over-the-counter medications have not helped relieve the cold symptoms. Lung sounds clear. Child moves all extremities well with some swelling noted in knees and elbows. Abdomen soft with active bowel sounds.1000:Parents report child had small nosebleed “a few minutes ago,” and the child reports “my arms and legs hurt all over.” Child’s nosebleed has been resolved with only a small amount of blood noted on tissues. 0830:Temperature 38° C (100.4° F) Heart rate 100/minRespiratory rate 20/min Blood pressure 102/64 mm HgOxygen saturation 98% on room air1000:Temperature 38.3° C (101° F) Heart rate 112/min Respiratory rate 24/minBlood pressure 104/62 mm HgOxygen saturation 97% on room air WBC count 15,000/mm³ (5,000 to 10,000/mm³)Hgb 8 g/dL (10 to 15.5 g/dL)Hct 32% (32% to 44% The nurse is reviewing the assessment findings and diagnostic results. For each assessment finding, specify if the finding is consistent with leukemia (place an L) or sickle cell anemia (place an S) or both (place a B). Each finding may support more than one disease process.    Assessment Finding Leukemia / Sickle Cell Anemia    Bleeding  [BLANK-1]    Bruising  [BLANK-2]    WBC Count  [BLANK-3]    Temperature  [BLANK-4]    Reported pain  [BLANK-5]    

A patient who has been receiving heparin infusion and warfarin (Coumadin) for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is diagnosed with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) when the platelet level drops below 10,000/uL. During the morning assessment, the patient states “When I was brushing my teeth, my gums started bleeding and it seems like it won’t stop”. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?

The nurse is caring for the postoperative patient who underwent an esophagectomy. The charge nurse should intervene if which observation is made?

Refer to the following table to answer the next five questions. Pairs of Sneakers per Day Pairs of Boots per Day Rob 50 45 Ling 15 20 Suppose that Ling and Rob could each make either sneakers or boots. Which of the following would permit them to produce outside their respective production possibilities frontiers (PPFs)?

Refer to the following table to answer the next five questions. Pairs of Sneakers per Day Pairs of Boots per Day Rob 50 45 Ling 15 20 Which statement best describes the absolute advantage evident in the table?

The nurse is teaching a new graduate nurse about expected interventions related to the care of a patient with diverticulitis. Which of the following should be included in the initial plan of care?