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A nurse is caring for a postoperative patient in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). Which nursing action should be the priority?

The provider prescribes acetaminophen 325 mg PO. The available liquid medication is labeled 160 mg per 5 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse administer (rounded to the nearest whole number)?

A nurse is caring for a patient with a gallbladder infection who is scheduled for surgery within 24 hours. How should the nurse classify this type of surgery?

A nursing instructor is reviewing thyroid hormone function with a group of students. Which statement by a student indicates a correct understanding of the difference between T3 and T4?

The nurse is providing teaching to a patient diagnosed with osteoporosis about the importance of vitamin D. Which statement by the patient indicates a correct understanding of vitamin D’s role in calcium balance?

A nurse is preparing to administer IV potassium chloride to a patient with hypokalemia. Which assessment finding would require the nurse to withhold the medication and notify the healthcare provider?

A client reports 7/10 pain at the surgical site. The nurse administers 2 mg IV morphine as prescribed. Thirty minutes later, the nurse asks the client, “Can you rate your pain now?” Which step of the nursing process is the nurse performing?

Mr. Edward Mitchell, a 66-year-old gentleman with a complex medical history of cirrhosis and peptic ulcer disease, presented with a sudden onset of altered mental status and confusion, accompanied by episodes of disorientation and lethargy over the past 48 hours. His family reported a decline in cognition, new-onset bruising on the extremities, and generalized abdominal discomfort. Which health history assessment finding is most likely related to the patient’s diagnosis of cirrhosis?

Where does the heart’s normal electrical impulse begin?

A 52-year-old patient reports irregular menstrual periods, hot flashes, and mood changes. Laboratory results show decreased estrogen and progesterone levels and elevated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The nurse recognizes these findings are consistent with which physiologic change?