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40.You are triaging a female patient into the emergency department with severe abdominal pain, a temperature of 101° F, and a foul-smelling, purulent vaginal discharge. You recognize that these findings are consistent with which infection?

3.An adolescent girl is attending a health class on reproductive health. The nurse reinforces teaching when the student states:

3.Having  hypercapnia will cause your respiratory system to become?

5.The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a patient. Which action should the nurse take to adequately test the effectiveness for the hypoglossal nerve?

15. When feeding a patient with dysphagia and with left-sided hemiplegia, how should the nurse position the patient?

3. Which statement indicates that the nurse’s teaching about the purpose of an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has been successful?

3.A patient is considering taking tadalafil (Cialis) to treat his erectile dysfunction (ED). Which would be a contraindication to taking the medication?

17.The nurse is writing a care plan for a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) patient who has partial left-sided paralysis and is experiencing ataxia. Which intervention is most beneficial for this patient?

9.The nurse is caring for a patient with atrial fibrillation who asks why she needs to take warfarin (Coumadin). Which statement best answers the patient’s question?

15.The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digitalis. The patient complains of nausea. Which additional finding warrants the nurse’s immediate attention?