Blog

Which of the following is not a postabsorptive state reaction?

This layer of the GI tract is composed of areolar connective tissue that binds the mucosa to the muscularis.

Which of the following is not a form of phosphorylation?

This is found on the liver and is a remnant of the umbilical cord in a fetus.

Amino acids in the small intestine are absorbed via [answer1], and then passed along to capillaries via [answer2].

A patient has been receiving frequent blood transfusions. Soon after this transfusion has begun, the patient develops a fever and reports a “racing heart” but does not report any pain. The nurse notes that the patient is also hypotensive. These clinical manifestations may be the cause of which type of transfusion reaction? 

A patient needs to have a chest tube inserted into the right upper chest. Which of the following actions is part of the nurse’s role? 

A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of heart failure. An order is received for 80 milligrams of intravenous push Lasix. The nurse is helping a student to inject the medication. When the nurse looks away, the student injects the medication over 5 seconds. What should the nurse and the student be assessing for in this client? 

The nurse is completing an assessment on a client who had an NG tube placed to suction for decompression during the last shift. The nurse should prioritize which assessments for this client?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a closed chest tube drainage system. The nurse finds the suction for the drainage system set at -40 centimeters of water but thinks it should be at -20 cm of water. What should the nurse’s first action be?