The nurse places a nasogastric tube as ordered by the physician. The nurse is aware that placement must be properly verified by which of the following measures?

A nurse is caring for a client who returns to the nursing unit from the PACU after a sigmoid colon resection.  The client had an episode of intraoperative bleeding.  Which finding indicates to the nurse that the patient may be developing hypovolemic shock?

The nurse is educating the new parents of a 1-month old on risk factors for respiratory synctial virus (RSV). What education should the nurse include to the new mother? (Select all that apply.)

A patient has developed new onset atrial fibrillation with a heart rate of 138.  Which of the following medications would be the best initial choice to control the ventricular rate?

The client who has received chemotherapy 2 weeks ago has presented to the emergency department with a cut on their hand which continues to bleed. The patient’s labs show they have thrombocytopenia.  Which intervention is a priority for the nurse?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client undergoing chemotherapy.  For which symptom should the client be instructed to call the doctor right away?

The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world’s second largest cetacean (a marine mammal of the order Cetacea – a whale, dolphin, or porpoise), after the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). One particular female fin whale produced a gamete that was missing chromosome 11. The mistake that produced the _______ was____,  and the error most likely occurred _________. 

The nurse is closely observing a 12-year old child who was admitted to the hospital following a blow to the head. What early signs of increased intracranial pressure will the nurse monitor the child for?

Seventy two hours after having a tracheostomy tube inserted, a confused patient pulls out his tracheostomy tube.  What is the first action the nurse should take?

The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world’s second largest cetacean (a marine mammal of the order Cetacea – a whale, dolphin, or porpoise), after the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). The karyotype shown here was generated from an adult fin whale.     A fin whale cell undergoing meiosis will have [1] chromosomes and [2] chromatids in each cell at the end of meiosis I. At the end of meiosis II, it will have [3] chromosomes and [4] chromatids in each cell.