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The nurse is collecting data from the caregivers of a child admitted with seizures. Which statement indicates the child most likely had an absence seizure?

Sam earns $1,200 per month from a part-time job. They plan to save 20% of their income for future expenses. Sam also spends $600 on monthly necessities such as rent and food. a) How much money does Sam put into their savings each money in dollars?  [answerA]  b) How much money does Sam have left each month for other expenses?  [answerB] 

Entertainment should be a category that is funded each month in your budget, even just for a little bit, so that the budget is sustainable. 

The nurse assesses a patient’s understanding of their hypertension treatment plan. What patient statement indicates a need for further teaching?

Which condition or diagnostic procedure could predispose a patient to develop prerenal acute kidney injury?

A patient with a history of diastolic heart failure is admitted to the emergency department with severe dyspnea. The patient has pitting edema in the ankles, a blood pressure of 110/60 mm Hg, an apical pulse rate of 95, a respiratory rate of 30, and SpO2 of 90%. The most important assessment for the nurse to accomplish next is:

How will the nurse assess the patency of an arteriovenous fistula?

A male patient who recently started taking atorvastatin reports the following symptoms to the nurse. Which symptom is a side effect of atorvastatin that is important to communicate to the health care provider?

Which blood pressure-regulating mechanism is correctly paired with its physiological response?

Your patient with bipolar disorder was transferred to the intensive care unit with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Stevens-Johnson syndrome is: