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What is the purpose of a pathway to excellence program?

A charge nurse is reinforcing teaching with a nursing team member about the competencies required for interprofessional collaboration. Which of the following statements by the nursing team member indicates an understanding?

What is used to measure the velocity of the actual myocardium?

Click the area that represents E prime (use the first heart cycle).

A patient presents to the ER with chest pain and shortness of breath. Upon further evaluation with an EKG, it is noted that their ST segment is elevated. Can the doctor positively say that the patient has had a myocardial infarction?

What is LaPlace’s equation used to calculate?

Type your response to the following prompt in the text box below.  A common ingredient in many prepared foods is partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Using palmitoleic acid as an example, answer the following: Give the name of the compound that forms upon hydrogenation. (1.5 pts.) Describe the possible byproduct of the hydrogenation process that poses a health concern. (1.5 pts.) Describe how and why hydrogenation of an oil affects the melting point of the material. (2 pts.)   Name of hydrogenation product: Possible byproduct: How hydrogenation affects mp:

What would classify as a pseudonormal pattern?

Which type of non-transmural myocardial infarction is spontaneous due to plaque, rupture, or thrombus occlusion?

What is the normal value for cardiac output?