It is acceptable to use your personal smart phone to check your bank balance while at work.

A patient has arrived in the Emergency Room with altered consciousness and a sudden inability to speak. The nurse has conducted an assessment: Temperature: 104.2Blood Pressure: 206/114Pulse: 124Respirations: 22The patient has severe muscle rigidity. The patient had a recent dose increase of Haldol (haloperidol). What does the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding Depakote (valproic acid)?

A patient was started on Lithium Carbonate during this hospitalization stay. After discharge, the patient returned as requested to have Lithium levels drawn at an outpatient clinic. The lab results returned with a Lithium level of 1.9. Which of the following would be the FIRST intervention of the nurse?

50. The purpose of performing the modified Allen test prior to arterial specimen collection is

29. A nasopharyngeal culture swab is sometimes collected to detect the presence of organisms that cause:  

23. The hydrogen breath test detects:  

39. What special information in addition to routine identification information is required in labeling a nonblood specimen?  

41. Which type of sample can be tested to detect chronic drug abuse?  

A patient has been admitted to the inpatient unit for an episode of mania, which resulted in the patient spending several thousand dollars on scam investments on the internet. The patient has not been successfully treated with second-generation antipsychotic medications. The doctor started the patient on Prolixin (fluphenazine). The patient experienced urinary retention. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the doctor to order to treat this side effect?