When administering an IV solution by gravity, the nurse ensures that the solution is placed at least 18 to 24 in. above the site of the infusion. For which of the following reasons should the nurse maintain this position for the IV solution?

A client who was involved in a motor vehicle accident is bleeding very heavily. Which of the following would be required to best replace the circulating blood?

During an assessment of an elderly client, the nurse notes an increase in pulse and respiration rates, and notes that the client has warm skin. The nurse also notes a decrease in the client’s blood pressure. The nurse recognizes that what medical diagnosis may be responsible?

Your patient presents for his annual physical exam and reveals that he had sexual intercourse with a person with human papillomavirus (HPV) and is inquiring about what signs/symptoms to look out for in case he contracted it. How would you respond?

Estrogens and glucocorticoids are examples of __________________________hormones that can be found ______________________________, and are able to diffuse across plasma membranes and bind to cytoplasmic receptors.

All of the following are true about spinal shock, EXCEPT:

This hormone secreted by pancreatic beta cells regulates blood glucose by delaying nutrient uptake and suppressing glucagon secretion after meals. It’s levels are often lower in patients with Type I and Type II diabetes

A nurse is administering an injection to a client with the needle at a 15-degree angle. Which of the following injections can be administered at this angle?

A 64 year old female survives urosepsis, but is edematous afterward as a result of fluid resuscitation and leakage of fluid from the vascular space into the interstitial space. The patient wants to know what will make her swelling go away. The nurse can explain that with time, the _____________________ system collects excess fluid from the interstitial space and empties it into the ___________________________.

A 48 year old comes in with congestive heart failure, and is ordered a medication that will act on beta 1 receptors. The nurse knows this medication will have this effect on the heart to improve cardiac output: