A patient has a heart rate of 88, no discernable P waves, regular R-R intervals, and a QRS of 0.08 sec. The nurse interprets the rhythm as:

A patient has been declared brain dead after suffering a farming accident. Which of the following is an absolute contraindication to his ability to donate organs?

Order: Dopamine 300 mg IV in 250 ml NS at 2 mcg/kg/min.  The patient weighs 85 kg. Flow rate:______.

If the PRI is 0.10 seconds, the electrical impulse responsible for generating the P wave most likely originated at the:

Order: Lidocaine 4 g IV in 1 L D5W at 3 mg/min.  Set the infusion pump at _______mL/hr.

A nurse is performing discharge teaching with a client who has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed. Which client statement indicates effective teaching?

Which of the following tests determines the absence of a patient’s drive to breathe?

Order: Start a Heparin drip at 12 units/kg/hr. The patient weighs 70 kg. Heparin bag contains 25,000 units in 500 mL D5W. The rate on the infusion pump is:  

What inspired King Henry VIII of England’s conversion to Protestantism?

Who led the Wampanoag Indians during their 1670s war against the Puritans?