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The nurse is admitting a 54-year old patient with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).  The physician has prescribed supplemental oxygen at 26% FiO2. What is the most appropriate delivery method for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a traumatic brain injury and notes a fixed, dilated pupil on one side, irregular respirations, and decerebrate posturing. The ICP has gone from 65 mm Hg to 12 mm Hg. What should the nurse suspect is happening?

The usual dose of chlorambucil is 0.1 – 0.2mg/kg/day. If the patient weighs 160lbs, what would be the maximum dose in mg each day?  If rounding is required, round to the 100thplace.  Enter a numeric value only.

The nurse is caring for a patient with a traumatic brain injury. The nurse knows that the primary mechanism for physiologic control of cerebral blood flow is

After you initialize a variable, subsequent uses of the variable name in expressions are known as ____.

If accused of malpractice, which of the following is the best proof that a nurse acted responsibly?

The patient is to receive 1 L of Lactated Ringer’s IV over 6 hrs. If the gtt factor is 10, what rate in gtts/min will you regulate the IV.  Enter a numeric value only.  

A patient who had a wrist cast applied 3 days ago calls from home, reporting that the cast is loose enough to slide off. How will the nurse respond?

The nurse is providing education on dietary measures that would be useful in preventing esophageal reflux. Which of the following dietary measures would be useful?

A nurse is preparing to perform a physical exam on a patient. She has found that it is best to perform the physical with a head-to-toe approach. Why is this important?