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It is most important that the nurse screen the pre-operative patient for which of the following?

Which nursing actions would best help to prevent venous thromboembolism in the postoperative patient? Select all that apply.

The morning after admission, a patient being treated for gallstones begins to vomit every 15 minutes and is complaining of abdominal pain and bloating. After assessing the client, the nurse would do which of the following?

The nurse receives a telephone lab report that a patient’s potassium level is high at 5.9mEq/L. Which of the following could be a potentially fatal complication of hyperkalemia?

The patient is undergoing an open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of a right hip fracture. Which of the following best describes this procedure?

During fluid volume repletion, the nurse continues to assess the patient, monitoring clinical outcomes of the interventions provided. Which data will be included in the ongoing assessment?

Because of the potential need to reverse respiratory depression after administration of a narcotic analgesic, the nurse should have ready access to which drug?

Stimulation of the neuroendocrine axis in response to physical or psychological stimuli is known as the stress response. What does this contribute to? Select all that apply:

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Which two vital signs provide the best information regarding vascular volume?