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5F – Which of the following answers by the nurse preceptee would indicate appropriate understanding of what increases the patient’s risk for clotting?

 – A patient presents to a clinic with a blood pressure of 120/77. According to the American Heart Association guidelines, the patient’s blood pressure is considered:

26F – Which patient is at the greatest risk for developing a venous thromboembolism (VTE)?

1E – A patient presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with a core temperature of 34°C. The nurse will prepare to use which of the following warming techniques?

9H – The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic tension-type headaches. The nurse would expect the patient to:

16F – When a decrease in blood pressure is sensed by the baroreceptors, the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is activated. Which of the following does NOT occur to raise blood pressure?

 – A 44 year-old person was taking a short break from working outside during the summer when they lost consciousness and collapsed in their yard. They were brought to the emergency department by ambulance. They have a past medical history of hypertension and take 40 mg of furosemide (Lasix) daily. Vital signs: BP 82/40, pulse 124 and weak, RR 36 and shallow, T 41.5°C. Skin is hot, dry, and pale. Which of the factors in the patient’s history was least likely to place them at risk for a heat related emergency?

22F – A patient is admitted to the hospital in a hypertensive emergency (BP: 260/150). The patient has been started on IV sodium nitroprusside to decrease Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (MAP). The nurse will plan to do all of the following except:

17F – The nurse is providing education to a 45-year-old female sex person who was newly diagnosed with stage II hypertension. Which information should the nurse plan to include when teaching the patient about the diagnosis?

7E – Which physiological process is the primary mechanism of heat loss that involves the transfer of heat from the body’s surface to the surrounding air, with the movement of air increasing the rate of heat loss (e.g., using a fan)?