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The nurse is caring for a client in the ICU admitted with AR…

The nurse is caring for a client in the ICU admitted with ARDS after exposure to toxic fumes from a hazardous spill at work. The client has become hypotensive. What is the cause of this complication to the ARDS treatment?

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A patient presents to the emergency department (ED) after be…

A patient presents to the emergency department (ED) after being struck in the chest with a baseball bat. Which initial assessment finding is of most concern to the ED nurse?

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A patient in the Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU)…

A patient in the Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU) develops a sudden onset of narrow-complex tachycardia with a rate of 220 beats per minute. The patient’s blood pressure is 124/64 and the pulse oximetry is 99%. The patient has vascular access in the right arm and has not been given any vasoactive drugs. A 12-lead ECG confirms supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) with no evidence of cardiac ischemia. The heart rate has not responded to a modified valsalva maneuver. What is your next action?

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When an efficiency-seeking government maximizes , where is…

When an efficiency-seeking government maximizes , where is the sum of all individual benefits, C is cost of program implementation, what is X?

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A nurse in the emergency department (ED) is assessing a pati…

A nurse in the emergency department (ED) is assessing a patient following a 25 foot fall. Findings include absent breath sounds in the left lower lobe with dyspnea, blood pressure 118/68 mm Hg, heart rate 124 beats per minute, respirations 38 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation (SaO2) 92% on room air. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

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A school nurse is caring for a 20-year-old who is having an…

A school nurse is caring for a 20-year-old who is having an asthma attack. What is the preferred intervention to alleviate this client’s airflow obstruction?

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A patient previously diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism was…

A patient previously diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism was on a weight-based heparin protocol at 12 units/kg/hour. His aPTT was drawn at 1800 and was 35 seconds.  Per the heparin order, you will need to increased the heparin by 2 units/kg/hour. What will be the new infusion rate? The patient weighs 157 pounds. (round to the nearest whole number)

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After the nurse gives IV atropine to a patient with symptoma…

After the nurse gives IV atropine to a patient with symptomatic sinus bradycardia, which finding indicates that the medication has been effective?

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The nursing educator is presenting a case study of an adult…

The nursing educator is presenting a case study of an adult client who has abnormal ventricular repolarization. This pathologic change would be most evident in what component of the ECG?

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A nurse is teaching a client with asthma about the proper us…

A nurse is teaching a client with asthma about the proper use of the prescribed inhaled corticosteroid. Which adverse effects should the nurse be sure to address in client teaching?

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