The nurse assesses a patient who has been hospitalized for 2 days. The client has been receiving normal saline IV at 100 mL/hr, has a nasogastric tube to low suction, and is NPO. Which assessment finding would be a priority for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

Which action by the nurse during catheter insertion may cause urethral trauma?

A nurse is assessing a patient who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which finding should the nurse recognize as an anticipated complication of this therapy?

The nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling catheter in a female patient. Which action maintains sterile technique?

During the insertion of a central venous catheter, the patient begins coughing forcefully, causing their arm to touch the sterile drape. What action should the nurse take?

Which of the following is an example of a selection pressure that may spur adaptations for natural selection to act upon?

A nurse is preparing to instill 840 mL of enteral nutrition via a patient’s gastrostomy tube over 24 hr using an infusion pump. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

Continued from the previous question, what is the expected demand? Demand Value Probability 1 10% 2 40% 3 50%

After abdominal surgery, a patient with protein calorie malnutrition is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which is the best indicator that the patient is receiving adequate nutrition?

One DC serves two stores in eastern PA and western PA. Demand at each store follows a normal distribution. The standard deviation of demand for eastern PA store is 2, and standard deviation of demand for western PA store is 2. We assume demand for eastern and western PA are independent. What is the standard deviation of demand for the DC? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place if needed)