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A patient has been admitted with a diagnosis of hypokalemia. The most recent laboratory reports confirm that the patient is not adequately responding to treatment. What assessment finding would be most relevant to providing appropriate treatment for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a diagnosis of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). The patient’s plan of care includes assessment of urine with emphasis placed on what characteristic of the urinalysis? Select all that apply.

A patient has sustained a severe burn injury and is thought to have an impaired intestinal mucosal barrier. Since this patient is considered at an increased risk for infection, what intervention will best assist in avoiding increased intestinal permeability and prevent early endotoxin translocation?

The nurse provides care for a client who presents to the emergency department (ED) with blunt chest trauma. The client’s vital signs are as follows: blood pressure is 72/52 mm Hg; heart rate is 124 beats/minute; respirations are 9 breaths/minute; and current oxygen saturation is 86% on 4 L/min oxygen via nasal cannula. Which diagnostic test should the nurse anticipate will be prescribed by the health care provider (HCP) as the best way to evaluate the efficiency of the client’s gas exchange?

A nurse in the neurologic ICU has orders to infuse a hypertonic saline solution to a patient diagnosed with increased intracranial pressure. What process will be responsible in bringing about the expected therapeutic outcome?

A home care nurse is performing a visit to a client’s home to perform wound care following the client’s hospital treatment for severe burns. While interacting with the client, the nurse should assess for evidence of what complication?

A nurse is educating a client who experienced a partial-thickness burn on how to properly wear their elastic pressure garment. How will the nurse educate the client to wear this garment?

In the year 2014, according to salary.com, physical therapists in Jacksonville, Florida have an average annual salary of 75,000. The standard deviation is about 6,000 dollars. Suppose that a sample of 15 physical therapists is taken from Jacksonville, Florida. What is the sampling distribution of the sample mean?  

Suppose that you were going to take a sample of UF students. You were interested in estimating the proportion who had at least one non-related roommate. You were uncertain what this proportion was; however, you wanted to be 95% confident with a margin of error equal to 0.034. What sample size do you need?

Suppose the sampling distribution for average height for soccer players is normally distributed with a mean of 71.5 and a standard error of 2 inches.  Find the range of central 99.7% of sample means.