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In class we learned about two distinct communication perspectives utilized in organizational communication. These included the Systems Perspective, and the: 

The Old Social Contract states that “job security is fleeting and tied expressly to whether one’s skills fit an organization’s needs at a specific time”. 

Which of the following forms of power is described as holding influence over someone as result of your relationship with them. 

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has myasthenia gravis and is in crisis. Which factor would the nurse anticipate as the cause of myasthenic crisis?

Which information about the client who had a subarachnoid hemorrhage is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

A client with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and a medical history of renal disease has a serum osmolality of 320 mOsm/kg. The healthcare provider prescribes several interventions. Which order should the nurse question?

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Recent laboratory results show elevated phosphorus levels. Which provider order is most important for the nurse to administer?

A client arrives at the emergency department with symptoms of a stroke with a medical history of hypertension, and a CT scan confirms a hemorrhagic stroke. The client’s systolic blood pressure is 180 mm Hg. Which intervention should be the priority?

The nurse is caring for a client with pre-renal acute kidney injury (AKI) following major abdominal surgery. The client’s urine output over the past 2 hours is 50 mL, blood pressure is 90/58 mmHg, and heart rate is 114 beats per minute with sinus tachycardia. Which provider order is most important for the nurse to initiate first?

The nurse is caring for a client status post craniotomy who has a respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute, heart rate of 77 beats per minute, and blood pressure of 112/67 mmHg. Which post-operative prescription should the nurse question?