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26)  A 77 year old client arrives to the urgent care clinic with complaint of productive cough, nausea, and fatigue. Upon assessment, the nurse discovers crackles in the posterior left lower lobe. VS are BP 122/68; HR 101; temp 97.2F; Resp Rate 12; O2 sate 94% on room air. Which of the following orders would the nurse expect to be completed first?

48)  The licensed practical nurse (LPN) is caring for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation via an endotracheal tube. Which statement, made by the LPN, indicates a need for additional education?

29)  The nurse is caring for a child who had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy six (6) hours ago.  Which of the following postoperative observations should be reported to the charge nurse? Select all that apply.

31)  The nurse caring for a 4-month-old with bronchiolitis knows that which of the following complications commonly occurs with this respiratory illness?

49)  The physician has ordered Metoprolol 150 mg QID.  The dosage on hand is 100mg tablets. The recommended dose is 300mg/kg/day. How many tablets will the nurse administer to the patient?

38)  The nurse is discharging a client who was admitted for a pulmonary embolism. What “preventative” client teaching should the nurse do? (Select all that apply)

13)  The nurse is administering guaifenesin to a patient.  Which of the following guidelines are priority for the nurse to provide to the patient related to this medication? 

How do buffers work?

The following questions are based on the 15 molecules illustrated in the accompanying figure. Each molecule may be used once, more than once, or not at all.Which of the following molecules act as building blocks (monomers) of polypeptides?

As a protein is being made, the nonpolar (hydrophobic) amino acids tend to move toward the inside of the protein, away from the surrounding water. Part 1:What is this phenomenon called, and why does it occur?(Hint: Think about how nonpolar molecules behave in water.) Part 2:How does this movement of nonpolar amino acids affect the overall folding of the protein?Explain how this contributes to the tertiary structure, and how it might influence the secondary and quaternary levels of protein structure.