When describing lesions observed in a necropsy, it is best to be as specific as possible without drawing conclusions.

In a moment of insanity, you went to a dealer to purchase a new Chevy Suburban.  The price was $78,000.  Fortunately, the dealer is offering special incentives and you can get either 1.99% financing over 72 months, or a $5,000 rebate.  What is the true cost of the deal financing?  Enter your answer in decimal format, using four decimal places.  For example, 6.25% would be .0625

Alex Nicholson, a 78-year-old male with a history of hypertension, atherosclerosis, and a 20 year history of cigarette smoking, comes into the emergency department. He complains of “the worse headache of his entire life” and weakness on his right side. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test reveals a leaking blood vessel in his brain that is causing blood to pool and press on his left middle cerebral artery (MCA). What goals should the nurse focus on for Alex’s care that will help him regain as much function as possible? (Hint: one of these answers is VERY wrong).

What is the “master switch” of the hypothalamic-Pituitary system that can sense many different hormone levels in the body and send out signals to the correct gland, so the levels can be increased or decreased as needed?

What is the value of the following number:     

The temperature differential in the heat exchanger should be-

Which nursing assessment is an example of brevity and clarity while meeting legal guidelines?

A student nurse is assigned to a clinical unit on which one of the patients is a nationally known celebrity. The student reads the chart to find out why the celebrity is being treated. The student who is not the assigned caregiver is:

A resident in a skilled nursing facility for a short-term rehabilitation following a hip replacement says to the nurse, “I don’t want to have you draw any more blood for those useless tests.” When the nurse fails to convince the patient to have the blood drawn, the most appropriate documentation would be:

  Convert the angle to a decimal in degrees. Round the answer to two decimal places.34°48’8”