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Your best friend has been tested on personality and was told to be well organized. Define with your own words personality and apply it to this example.

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The nurse is assessing a client with multiple trauma who is at risk for developing acute respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse should assess for which earliest sign of acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Which assessment information obtained by the nurse when caring for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation indicates the need for suctioning?

To verify the correct placement of an endotracheal tube (ET) after insertion, the best initial action by the nurse is to

Order: 2 g/hr of 50% magnesium sulfate. The solution available is 25 g of 50% magnesium sulfate in 300 mL D5W.What flow rate in mL/hr would be needed to administer the required dose?______

A nurse is watching as a nursing student suctions a client through a tracheostomy tube. Which actions on the part of the student would prompt the nurse to intervene and demonstrate correct procedure? Select all that apply.

A nurse is suctioning a client through a tracheostomy tube. During the procedure, the client begins to cough, and the nurse hears a wheeze. The nurse tries to remove the suction catheter from the client’s trachea but is unable to do so. Which action should the nurse take first?

Local hospitals have been alerted of a commuter train derailment with a large number of casualties. Which clients should the nurse identify as appropriate for discharge or transfer to another facility? Select all that apply.

A client with human immune deficiency virus is admitted to the hospital with fever, night sweats, and severe cough. Laboratory results include a CD4+ cell count of 180/mm3 and a pending tuberculosis (TB) skin test. What action should the nurse take first?