A patient is placed in Buck’s traction following a hip fracture while waiting for surgery. Nursing responsibilities in caring for this patient include all for the following except:

A patient is admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of chronic myelogenous leukemia. The platelet count is 10,000/ml. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing intervention for the patient based on this laboratory value?

A 65-year-old patient with a long history of smoking presents to the clinic with increasing shortness of breath and fatigue. On assessment, the nurse notes the patient has a barrel-shaped chest, uses accessory muscles to breathe, and has a prolonged expiratory phase. The nurse should recognize these findings as indicative of which underlying condition?

[Chapter 2. The Way the Earth Works Plate Tectonics] Which basic type of plate boundary is shown in the image below?

All of the following lab results would be expected with a patient with HHNK except:

The nurse teaches a patient with Type 1 diabetes about the Somogyi effect and dawn phenomenon, emphasizing which difference?

A client is admitted to the hospital. Arterial blood gas (ABG) results are: pH 7.50; PaCO2 40; HCO3 29. Which question should the nurse ask the client to help determine the underlying cause for these results?

[Chapter  21. Our Neighborhood in Space: The Solar System] A planet does NOT necessarily have to ___________.

A nurse is providing care to a patient who is experiencing hyperkalemia. Which medication would the nurse anticipate administering to help lower the patient’s potassium level?  

The term project must be made up within ___ days of the deadline.