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A patient arrives in the Emergency Room with an upper GI hemorrhage from esophageal varices. Estimated blood loss is 1800 ml. What signs and symptoms/values does the nurse expect?

Using the chart below, which order should the nurse question before administering the 0900 medications? Time B/P HR Resp O2 Saturation 0600 150/80 88 16 95 0900 94/68 54 16 90

What are indications for insertion of an arterial line?  Select all that apply.

A patient’s monitored rhythm shows frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVC’s). Initial laboratory results are listed below. Which intervention would be most effective in treating the patient’s PVC’s?     Sodium 135mEq/L Potassium 3mEq/L Chloride 105mEq/L HCO3 14mEq/L pH 7.3 PaO2 80mmHg   Magnesium 2.5mEq/L Calcium 9.4mg/dL Glucose 220mg/dL BUN 28mg/dL PCO2 32mmHg Creatinine 2.1mg/dL   

Digital cameras have not yet been approved for court use for crime scene photography.​

​A sketch drawn or personally witnessed by an investigator that accurately portrays a crime scene and that is allowed into evidence is referred to as:

A patient has a low cardiac index and a high systemic vascular resistance.  The patient has a heartrate of 90 bpm and is in a normal sinus rhythm with respirations 16/min.  The preload is normal. Which medication would most benefit the patient?

Which of the following is inadmissible for an officer to make in court?​

A patient will be placed on dexmedetomidine post operatively. What is a true statement regarding this medication?

​The basic purpose of note taking is to convict and punish offenders.