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The nurse is assisting the physician with performing a Rinne tuning fork test on a client. The nurse expects that the steps of the testing will be performed in which priority order? Arrange the actions in the order that they would be performed. All options must be used. 1. Tap tuning fork to activate. 2. Move the tuning fork close to the ear canal. 3. Have client indicate when the sound disappears. 4. Place base of tuning fork on the mastoid bone. 5. Document whether bone or air conduction is better. 6. Ask the client if they hear the sound and to indicate when the sound disappears.

The nurse planning the hypophysectomy postoperative instructions that will be given to the patient before surgery will include: (Select all that apply.)

Which assessment finding for a 33-year-old female patient admitted with Graves’ disease requires the most rapid intervention by the nurse?

The patient in addisonian crisis is receiving IV fluids for rehydration. The nursing care is focused on:

During the physical examination of a 36-year-old female, the nurse finds that the patient’s thyroid gland cannot be palpated. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a thyroidectomy. Which instruction should be included in the preoperative care?

Where do you “hold off” for a jugular venipuncture. 

You stare for 30 seconds at a field of red and yellow dots. According to the opponent-process theory of color vision, what afterimage would you see when you looked away?

After assuring that the patient is unresponsive on an otherwise responsive patient, What should the respiratory therapist do next based on BLS guidelines?

During a code blue, an ABG was ordered and the therapist obtained a femoral sample. How long should pressure be held to prevent a hematoma?