A nurse is caring for a post-operative client status-post cholecystectomy. Post-operative day 3, Temperature: 101° Fahrenheit, Heart Rate: 115 beats/min, Respirations: 26 breaths/min, Blood Pressure 98/66 mmHg.  O2 Saturation: 95%.  Which of the following post-operative complications is the nurse concerned the client is experiencing?

The nurse in the intensive care unit is caring for a client who sustained an electrical burn 24 hours ago. The nurse understands the implication of acute kidney injury in burn clients and has noted the latest serum results. The client’s BUN is 25 mg/dL and creatinine is 2.1 mg/dL. The nurse contacts the primary care provider and requests which intervention?

A nurse is working on the telemetry unit and identifies the following dysrhythmias on the screen.  Which client requires immediate intervention? A.    B.    C.    D.  

Question 2B Sketch Bifurcations of the following equation. Indicate stability with solid lines and instability with dashed lines.

Question 2A Sketch Bifurcations of the following equation. Indicate stability with solid lines and instability with dashed lines.

Question 4 Consider the system: 

A woman just delivered a baby via the vaginal route. The woman asks the nurse why her baby’s head is not round, but oval. Which explanation should the nurse give to the woman?

A pregnant client has a cervical exam: 3 cm/ 80% / -2. The nurse knows this woman is in what stage/phase of labor?

The Obstetrician orders Ampicillin 7.5 mg/kg IM q 12 hr for prophylactic treatment of Group Beta Strep Positive. Available: Ampicillin 0.35 Gm/mL. How many mL will you administer for each dose to a 157 lb patient?  Fill in the blank with your answer rounding to one decimal place.

A patient just delivered a 7 lb 2 oz baby girl via vaginal delivery. The OB-GYN physician notices that the patient has a perineal laceration which goes completely through the anal sphincter and the rectal mucosa. The nurse knows this laceration will be classified as a: