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An elderly man woke up coughing to find his apartment was on fire. He was able to escape out of the window where the first responders transported him to the local ER. You are the nurse receiving this patient in the ER. Your assessment reveals: AAOx3, BP 102/80, HR 110, Resp 24, Temp 98.9, pulse ox 99% on RA. The patient starts coughing when trying to answer your questions and it has a seal-like sound.  What is your number one nursing diagnosis for this patient? What is your priority nursing intervention?

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?