Calculate the client’s fluid volume status at the end of a 12-hour shift. Intake Breakfast: French toast, 6 oz of coffee, 1 cup orange juice, banana Lunch: Turkey sandwich, apple, 1/2 cup of tea, 4 ounces of ice chips Dinner: Chicken salad, pear, 8 oz of water, 3 oz of almonds Output 1/4 liter of drainage from the NG tube Urine: 120mL, 350mL, and 270mL What is the client’s fluid volume status (in mL)?

A nurse is caring for a patient newly admitted with pneumonia. Which of the following actions by the nurse represents the assessment phase of the nursing process?

During a yearly physical exam at the doctor’s office, a patient expresses concern about a long history of heart disease in their family. The patient asks the nurse what symptoms may indicate that they may also have heart disease. What is the best response by the nurse? 

Investigating an individual’s genetic makeup may be used for _________ purposes, such as discrimination or for _________ purposes, such as treatments.

Today’s technology has reached the point where a fertilized egg can be cloned and implanted for incubation until birth.

When there is no government influence on what citizens can buy from another country or sell to another country, free trade exists.

Which of the following holds genetic information responsible for the development and performance of an organism?

An ethical dilemma occurs when neither of the choices in a situation seems appropriate or right.

What is a closed system of stratification in which social position is determined by the family into which a person is born, and change in that position is usually not possible during an individual’s lifetime?

A company’s organizational culture refers to