Which of the following is considered an example of a communication barrier?

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for slowing the heart rate?

In class you sit up front, maintain eye contact with the instructor, and nod in agreement; however, your mind is far away and not focused on the lecture.  This is an example of 

While talking to his girlfriend, Jackson misses the nonverbal cue that something is bothering her. He thinks that nothing is wrong since she hasn’t explicitly stated her problem. Which ineffective listening style has he fallen prey? 

Which foods would the nurse recommend limiting for a patient on a 2000-mg sodium diet?

A patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) has had many more runs of PVCs on the electrocardiogram (ECG) than were noted on the previous shift. Which action would the nurse take first?

The provider orders 15,000 mg sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) to be given orally once, now.  See the image for what is dispensed from the pharmacy.  “Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate”  15g per 60mL How many milliliters “mL” should the nurse administer? _________________ mL

Which result would the nurse expect to see documented in a client’s chart that is diagnosed with left-sided heart failure?

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the table below by selecting from the provided list. Not every option will be used, but, each option will only be used once.  When caring for a client with left ventricular dysfunction, the nurse assesses for related to inadequate cerebral perfusion, related to inadequate myocardium perfusion, and related to inadequate renal perfusion.  The nurse monitors a client who has heart failure closely for complications of pulmonary congestion when administering intravenous fluids.  Manifestations of pulmonary congestion include , , and .  If the client experiences acute pulmonary edema, the nurse would place the client in a sitting position and administer and an . 

A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis. Which diagnostic test would the nurse expect the patient to undergo?