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The hormone important to calcium metabolism which increases plasma calcium levels by increasing osteoclast activity, increasing intestinal calcium absorption, and increasing renal Ca+ reabsorption is:

Your total thyroidectomy patient develops stridor in the PACU, you want to differentiate hypocalcemia from recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. What would be a quick noninvasive test?

At what blood glucose level will glucose begin to spill into the urine?

Order each drug in terms of its glucocorticoid potency with 1 being the most potent and 4 being the least potent:

A postoperative client is reluctant to participate in physical therapy. What action by the nurse is best?

A patient admitted with the diagnosis of possible myocardial infarction complains of pain and tingling in his left arm and says, “How in the world could I be having a heart attack when it’s just my arm that is giving me trouble?” The nurse explains that the patient is experiencing:

A patient receiving chemotherapy has been told he has thrombocytopenia. He is getting ready to do his morning care. Which is an appropriate teaching measure to include?

A registered nurse (RN) and nursing student are caring for a client who is receiving pain medication via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). What action by the student requires the RN to intervene?

A nurse is preparing to give an infusion of acetaminophen (Ofirmev). The pharmacy delivers a bag containing 50 mL of normal saline and the Ofirmev. At what rate does the nurse set the IV pump to deliver this dose? (Record your answer using a whole number.) ____ mL/hr

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