The primary care provider is taking the family history of a couple who is currently 17 weeks pregnant. The couple shares that their 6-year-old son has Cystic Fibrosis. They ask the provider if this baby with will have Cystic Fibrosis. The provider’s best response is:

Which of the following question(s) must be asked in the health history at every patient encounter, no matter what the visit type?

Discussions about a diagnostic test suggest that the test’s reliability is good, but it’s validity is poor. Test reliability can best be described as:

The autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary bodily processes and is further divided into two branches. Which of the following are the two branches of the autonomic nervous system?

A graduate nurse abruptly discontinues the intravenous (IV) dopamine once it has been infused into the client. What is the priority action of the more experienced nurse?

A nurse is providing education for a client prescribed captopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. To promote compliance to the medication, the nurse includes information about which adverse effect?

An emergency department nurse is caring for a client reporting dizziness, weakness, and blurred vision. Vital signs are as follows: pulse – 41, blood pressure – 105/88, and respiratory rate – 16. Which of the following medications does the nurse expect to administer?

The anticholinergic medication atropine would be contraindicated in a client with which concurrent diagnosis?

A client is given amiodarone in the emergency department for a dysrhythmia. Which of the following indicates the drug is having desired effect?

Identify two nonpharmacologic methods for decreasing blood pressure. (Select all that apply).