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After identifying a hazardous chemical, evaluating its dose-response relationship, and determining how a community is exposed, investigators combine those findings to estimate the overall level of risk. What step is this?

You are reviewing the three medication orders that were prescribed and have been administered daily to your patient since they were admitted to the hospital one week ago.  You note that your patient was assigned male at birth (AMAB) and they have been on on estrogen gender-affirming hormone therapy for 10 months  Which of the three medication orders should you question, if any.   Medications ketorolac (Toradol) gentamicin probenecid (Problan)     Lab Result White Blood Cell (WBC) 15,000 Red Blood Cell 4.3 Hemoglobin  14.3 Hematocrit 42.8% Platelets 163,000 Creatinine 1.07 BUN 17

A medical-surgical unit has maintained a census of 24 patients for the past 24 hours. During the shift, the unit had six admissions, five discharges, and three transfers. Which statement by the charge nurse is most accurate

Southern States enact poll taxes to get around the 15th amendment and disenfranchise African Americans

A nurse learns that proposed state legislation would require healthcare organizations to implement workplace violence prevention programs and reporting processes. Which response by the nurse best demonstrates professional advocacy?

Fourteenth Amendment guarantees –Equal Protection and Due Process of the law to all US citizens

The provider prescribes heparin 18 units/kg/hr IV for a client weighing 198 lb. The pharmacy supplies 25,000 units of heparin in 500 mL D5W. At what rate should the nurse program the infusion pump?

A nurse is effectively using nursing informatics when performing which actions? Select all that apply.

A nurse reviews an alert generated by a clinical decision support system. Which action by the nurse best demonstrates effective use of healthcare informatics?

A team reviews the client’s medical record after a sponge was left in a client’s body during a surgical procedure.  The team determines strategies to prevent this event in the future.  Which best describes the team’s strategy?