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What factors determine the pressure within the heart’s ventricles as they contract and rest? Select all that apply.

The nurse would document a patient as being febrile if the patient’s temperature was over:

Calculate the following dose. How many mL(s) will you administer to your patient? Round to the nearest tenth. Order: Heparin 9,000 units subcutaneous injection daily Available:

Older adult patients with hypertension may have an auscultatory gap in their Korotkoff sounds. It is important when taking their blood pressure measurement to:

Calculate the following dose. How many mL(s) will you administer to your patient? Round to the nearest tenth. Order: Digoxin 1 mg intramuscular injection once Available:

Based on your answer to question 1, select the correct dosage and syringe to administer Haloperidol 2 mg.

Which precaution should a nurse take when assessing the body temperature of a client orally?

The nurse anticipates that if the stroke volume of a patient is reduced, the pulse will be:

A patient has been admitted with hypothermia after lying unconscious overnight in an unheated apartment. The most appropriate route to assess the patient’s core temperature would be:

A nurse is required to document an adult client’s blood pressure. Which nursing intervention will help ensure that the systolic reading is not underestimated?