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The nurse is caring for a patient with a potassium level = 6.2. Based on knowledge of electrolyte imbalances and the related physiologic effects, the nurses’ greatest concern regarding this result is which of the following?

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The nurse is aware that certain groups of persons are at higher risk for fluid imbalance? These groups include which of the following?  (Select all that apply.)

Boolean connectors are AND (expands the search) and OR (narrows the search). 

Nursing science is the study of nursing principles applied to nursing care. All of the following are nursing interventions applied to nursing science except:  

Define the following terms. Match each term to the correct definition:

Use this Clinical Inquiry to answer the following question  Clinical Inquiry:  In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), unit nurses have noticed significant others who been involved in the patient’s health care decisions, requesting to be present during resuscitation efforts. The ICU’s unit-based council (ULC) wants to know what best practices are when significant others who are making decisions be present during codes who require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).   Question: The unit-based council is developing a PICO(T) question. Which PICO(T) question would be most effective in retrieving an abundance of literature for the Unit-Based Council to learn what the literature says about significant others present during codes who require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)? 

Scientific Calculator  The Miami Metrorail’s average speed is 30 . You go for a 900-second ride while going the average speed.  How many meters did you travel? Round each conversion in your calculations and your final answer to the nearest tenth. :

Scientific Calculator A heat engine in each cycle extracts of thermal energy and releases  of thermal energy. What is the efficiency of the heat engine? Express your answer as a percentage and round your final answer to the nearest whole number.  

Suppose you have a big group presentation tomorrow for a class and are worried that your group members will forget to bring their materials. The probability that Group Member 1 will forget his materials is 0.50, the probability that Group Member 2 will forget his materials is 0.25, and the probability that Group Member 3 will forget her materials 0.60. Further suppose that these events are independent. What is the probability that all your group members remember their materials?  Round your answer to 2 decimal places.