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Which electrolyte imbalance should be the priority for the nurse to contact the doctor when assessing a patient with acute kidney injury?

The RN notes an arteriovenous fistula to the left arm during the admit assessment on a patient admitted to the ICU with Diabetic Ketoacidosis.  What important perfusion assessment should the nurse complete on the AV fistula?

The RN is caring for a 56 year old male in ICU with a diagnosis of respiratory distress, fever and severe malnutrition. He is HIV positive with a history of IV drug abuse. The nurse understands the muscle loss and tone in his extremities is due to what?

Following a myocardial infarction, a patient develops cardiogenic shock with fluid overload. The patient has metabolic acidosis and ECG changes characteristic of hyperkalemia in addition to azotemia and a BP of 92/48. The nurse recognizes that treatment of the patient most likely will involve:

Ethics can be defined as the philosophical study of morality.

Long-arm jurisdiction requires sufficiently purposeful contacts in the state.

Who has a duty to support a child?

The three-pony rule deals with:

7) What arguments did the women of the El Eshadda tribe have in favor of polygamy?

4) How was BJ eventually able to make some real friends?