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NOTE  – THIS IS YOUR EXTRA CREDIT FOR THE EXAM.   What are you thinking now that this exam (and course) is all but behind you?    SELECT ALL THAT APPLY    PLEASE SELECT EVERY ANSWER TO GET YOUR TWO EXTRA CREDIT POINTS

The  nurse is caring for a patient following surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff left shoulder.  Around 4 pm, the patient complains of severe shoulder pain 8/10, moaning loudly.  The nurse administers an intramuscular opioid analgesic.    The nurse ensures the bed is in low locked position and the call light is placed near the patient’s right hand.  The nurse engages the built-in bed alarm, and reminds the patient not to get out of bed by themself.   If the patient gets up independently, falls and suffers an injury, which of the statements accurately reflects this situation as it pertains to liability issues?

The nurse is caring for a patient  paralyzed  from the chest down due to a motor vehicle accident.  Which of the following is not a potential complication of immobility?

The provider has ordered cefaclor 400 mg to be given twice a day.  The nurse will administer how many milliliters per 400 mg dose?   State the number only in the answer- do not include ml ______ ml

A patient has just been admitted to the medical-surgical floor for observation following a motor vehicle accident with head trauma. The family has just pressed the call light and notified the nurse that the patient is now confused and cannot recall the incident. The nurse is aware that this change in level of consciousness is the most sensitive and reliable indicator of:

A nurse is caring for a client after a cranial surgery in which the incision was made in the back of the skull. The nurse is delegating the task of repositioning to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which instructions would be important to include when delegating to the UAP?

Which atom can be hypervalent and still have a formal charge of zero?

The provider’s order is for digoxin 0.125 mg daily.   The nurse will administer _________ tablet(s)? ANSWER WITH NUMBER ONLY AND DO NOT WRITE TABLETS AFTER NUMBER

Which conversion factor is correct for the prefix micro and the base gram?  

Answer the following question(s). Incorporate specific textual evidence (quotes, partial or full-sentence, and details) from the chapter within and throughout your response(s). Highlight the textual evidence that you include. Be sure to explain your textual evidence (i.e., how/why does this piece of evidence support/prove what you are saying in your response?)   Is Miss Ophelia discourteous or rude to Dinah when she cleans the kitchen?  What does this say about Miss Ophelia’s respect for the slaves?