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Jonathan Taylor is in anaphylactic shock. He has a severe allergy to pecans and mistakenly consumed pecan sandies while on a Zoom call. He calls 911, and the paramedics administer epinephrine IM to his right outer thigh. As the nurse, you know this medication will have which effect on the body?

Consider the experiment of taking this exam. Suppose we model your score for this exam as Y=5X, where X is a sum of N iid Bernoulli random variables each with parameter p=[p], and N is the total number of questions. Note that X represents a random variable which is the total number of questions you get right. Find the variance of Y.

You approach an unresponsive patient. The cardiac monitor shows an irregular, disorganized rhythm with no pulse. What are appropriate and timely actions for this patient? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

_______________ involves the lack of understanding of another culture’s background and the influence / impact that one’s background has on one’s views / ideologies / beliefs

The physician orders Epinephrine (Adrenalin) drip at 2 mcg/min. Pharmacy prepares 2 mg in 250 mL D5W. With a programmable pump, what would be the rate of administration in mL/hour? Calculate to the nearest tenth of the decimal place. 

The nurse prepares Atropine 0.5 mg IV. The crash cart provides prefilled atropine syringe labeled “1 mg in 10 mL.” The nurse should prepare to give how many mL?

Which of the following is the minimum amount of time a medical assistant should instruct a patient to leave their bandage in place following a phlebotomy or capillary puncture?

The client who is experiencing shock is started on norepinephrine (Levophed) by IV drip. Why must the nurse conduct frequent inspections of the IV insertion site while the client remains on this drug?

The common causes of chronic kidney (renal) failure are:

 Heparin has been infusing at 1000 units/ hour for 24 hours. The aPTT is currently 115 seconds. There is an order to decrease the infusion from 1000 units/ hour to 800 units/ hour. The solution is 25,000 units of heparin in 500 mL. of NS. Provide the new rate in mL/hr.