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The nurse is planning care for a client who is 1 day postoperative after spinal fusion surgery. Which of the following is an appropriate outcome for this client?

Which airway management devises are MOST appropriate for use in the patient is undergoing a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for a pituitary adenoma under general anesthesia? (SELECT TWO)

The nurse is providing care for a client who experienced a fracture requiring a plaster cast. Which nursing intervention is appropriate for this client?

Your 3 year-old patient presents for muscle biopsy with a family history of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Upon induction of general anesthesia and infiltration of the site with 10 mL of 0.2% ropivacaine, the patient becomes tachycardic, hypotensive, and develops peaked T-waves. What is the most appropriate first intervention. 

Which of the following would be an inappropriate maneuver in the initial treatment of venous air embolism?

A 3-year old child presents for tonsillectomy. You decide to give midazolam as an oral premedication. What’s the most appropriate dose for this patient?

Within what range should the PaCO2 be maintained in a patient undergoing a frontal craniotomy for resection of an intracranial tumor?

Which agent would be MOST appropriate for the management of hypertension and control of the sympathetic response in a patient with elevated intracranial pressure?

Which of the following is a common motor-related manifestation in clients with multiple sclerosis?

Phase II drug metabolism in the liver primarily involves which processes below?