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The nurse is providing care for a patient who had a mastectomy for breast cancer 2 days ago and is now developing pulmonary congestion. For which reason is a mastectomy patient at risk for pulmonary complications?

The nurse is providing preoperative care for an 80-year-old patient who is scheduled to have prostate surgery. The patient says, “I know a man who was impotent after this surgery. Will that happen to me?” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

Someone with type B blood has which of the following antigens on their red blood cells?

A blood clot which travels to a small vessel in a person’s lungs and becomes lodged there is called a(n)  ______.

Someone with AB+ blood makes __________ antibodies.

Describe the factors that go into blood pressure

Which layer of the alimentary canal does food you’ve swallowed come in contact with?

The nurse is administering Estradiol as a transdermal patch and should plan to:

The physician orders piperacillin 3g IV q 8h for your septic patient. You have piperacillin 1g per 2.5 ml available. Give: ____ mL_.

A patient comes to the clinic complaining of not having a bowel movement in several days, abdominal cramping, and nausea. When the nurse puts the patient on the stretcher, he vomits a large amount of fecal material. What should the FIRST action by the nurse be?