The nurse is caring for a patient who will have surgery that morning. The patient usually takes an antihypertensive medication every morning. The patient has been nothing per mouth (NPO) since midnight. What action will the nurse perform?

The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a patient who was just transferred from the PACU following abdominal surgery. Which action(s) correctly demonstrate(s) knowledge of a neurologic assessment? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient the first postoperative day following a laparotomy for a small bowel obstruction. The nurse notices new bright-red drainage about 5 cm in diameter on the dressing. Which action would the nurse take first?

Which action would the nurse include in the plan of care for a hospitalized patient who uses culturally based treatments?

The nurse documenting the patient’s progress in the electronic health record is demonstrating competency in which area?

Five minutes after receiving the ordered preoperative midazolam by IV injection, the patient asks to get up to go to the bathroom to urinate. Which action would the nurse take?

A patient is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) with a blood pressure (BP) 122/72 mm Hg. Thirty minutes after admission, the BP is 114/62, with a pulse of 74 and warm, dry skin. Which action would the nurse take?

Characteristics of an interdisciplinary care plan include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A hematoma is:

Glands that produce hormones are A)    apocrine glands. B)    endocrine glands. C)    exocrine glands. D)    holocrine glands. E)    merocrine glands.