A 55-year-old female presents to her primary care provider and reports dizziness, confusion, and tingling in the extremities.  Blood tests reveal an  pH 7.52, PaCO2 35 (decreased), and Bicarb 20 (decreased).  Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

The nurse is admitting a four-year-old client in the emergency department who has a high fever and is sitting upright drooling in the tripod position with her tongue protruding. Which of the following actions should the nurse take initially?

After pulmonary artery catheter insertion, the nurse assesses a pulmonary artery pressure of 45/25 mm Hg, a pulmonary artery occlusion pressure of 20 mm Hg, a cardiac output of 2.6 L/min and a cardiac index of 1.9 L/min/m2. Which provider order is of the highest priority?

​”Heuristic” is another word for ____.

The NP is reviewing a patient’s ECG and notes a wavy, chaotic, and disorganized baseline, without recognizable P waves.  The NP calculates the rate at 360 bpm.  The NP documents the rhythm as __________________.

​The purpose of goal shielding is to ____.

A 27- year old has a severe kidney obstruction leading to a nephrectomy.  Which of the following would the NP expect to occur?

Temperature in the operating room should be kept between              and              degrees F.

The nurse understands that in a third-degree AV block

After noting increasing QRS intervals that aren’t associated with a P wave in a patient with ARF, which action should the nurse take first?