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Which of the following is the name for Ca(NO3)2:

Which group of elements will lose one electron when involved in ionic bonding with anions? 

The equation for a single replacement reaction is:

A mass of 7 ng is the same as:

A 21-year-old woman at 8 weeks’ gestation tells the nurse she has obtained marijuana from the town’s marijuana dispensary to help her with the nausea she is experiencing. Which action would be the priority?

The ICU nurse has received several prescriptions for a patient with pulmonary edema. After infusing potassium, the nurse administers furosemide. Which nursing action will be most useful in evaluating whether the furosemide is having the desired effect?

A patient is being transferred back to the long-term care facility after lunch. Which nursing care intervention would be best for the RN to assign to the experienced LPN/LVN?

The nurse is precepting a nursing student while caring for a patient who has arrived at the clinic for a 6-week postpartum follow-up visit. The nurse is interviewing her and learns that she is breastfeeding successfully and has a new sexual partner who she describes as a great guy who is helpful to her and her baby. She would like to discuss birth control and learns that oral contraception is not the best option for her. She decides that she would like to use the subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant etonogestrel 68 mg when the nurse discusses this option with her, and she is happy to learn that it lasts for 3 years. Which statement by the nursing student giving instruction to the patient about the contraceptive implant is incorrect and would require the nurse to intervene to correct the information?

A 4-year-old child sustains a fall at home. After an x-ray examination, the child is determined to have a fractured arm, and a plaster cast is applied. The nurse provides instructions to the parents regarding care for the child’s cast. Which statement by the parents indicates a need for further instruction?

A toddler is brought to the health center for a fever of 102°F (39°C) and a sore throat. As the nurse places the toddler and his parents in the examination room, the child experiences a tonic-clonic seizure. Which nursing action is a priority?