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27F – Pregnant people experience an increase in their total blood volume. This happens for all of the following reasons except: 

23F – The nurse is caring for a patient with atrial fibrillation (AFib) and venous insufficiency. The patient complains of pain to the right lower extremity (RLE). On assessment, the nurse notes an absent pedal pulse and pallor to the R lower foot. The nurse’s first action would be to:

12G – A patient is undergoing antibody therapy because of pelvic inflammatory disease. The nurse checks the WBC count and differential to assess for shift to the left. A shift to the left is evident if there is:

24F – A patient was diagnosed with a venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is on enoxaparin (Lovenox). The patient asks the nurse whether the drug will dissolve the blood clot in their leg. The best response by the nurse is:

15H – The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes who was hospitalized for a foot ulcer. As part of the treatment, they are prescribed Becaplermin gel. This gel works by:

10H – A 21-year-old male sex person presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of a severe headache. He rates the pain as 9 out of 10 and also reports swelling around his eye. The nurse suspects the patient is experiencing which type of headache?

5F – Which of the following answers by the nurse preceptee would indicate appropriate understanding of what increases the patient’s risk for clotting?

 – A patient presents to a clinic with a blood pressure of 120/77. According to the American Heart Association guidelines, the patient’s blood pressure is considered:

26F – Which patient is at the greatest risk for developing a venous thromboembolism (VTE)?

1E – A patient presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with a core temperature of 34°C. The nurse will prepare to use which of the following warming techniques?