A nurse working in the Emergency Department (ED) is assigned to collect data on an 80-year-old patient who has just arrived.  The following 4 questions are related to the care of this patient.

The provider’s admission orders include a broad-spectrum IV antibiotic, a mucolytic, and acetaminophen for fever or pain. A nurse enters this patient’s room to administer the IV antibiotic medication.  The nurse finds the patient lying flat in the bed, disoriented with rapid, labored respirations.  Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is aware that the most common type of hypertension typically has no identifiable cause. What is this known as? 

Several hours later, the nurse notices that the patient’s IV site is red, swollen, warm, and painful.  Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

A nurse is assigned to the rehab unit.  In this unit, they care for patients who are participating in rehabilitation after sustaining strokes.  The following questions are related to the care of these patients.

Which of the following is considered a modifiable risk factor that should be assessed during a comprehensive cardiovascular assessment?

      An object is projected straight upward. Neglecting air resistance, it _____.   

        A jet aircraft with a mass of 4,325 kg has an engine that exerts a force (thrust) equal to 60,500 N while experiencing a resistive force of 1,820 N during take off (a).         What is the jet’s acceleration in m/s2 and in g’s when it takes off?                                                  (3.5 points)   (b).         What is the jet’s speed after it accelerates for 5.0 s? (Assume it starts from rest.)                           (1.5 points) (c).         How far does the jet travel during the 6.5 s?                                                                                      (1.5 points)

A moving object may have                    

            A 60.0 kg student runs up a 5.00 m high stairway in a time of 3.92 seconds. How much power did she develop?