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A nurse observes that their patient is hyperventilating, has a pulse oximetry of 86%, and is using their accessory muscles to breathe. The nurse should complete all of the following actions except:

When assessing a patient after a car accident, which finding would be most concerning?

The assessment finding that is not commonly associated with pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura) is:

To help a patient cough up sputum, the nurse should:

An 8-year-old presents to the pediatrician’s office with complaints of pain with swallowing. On examination, you notice that his tonsils are covered in white exudate and are touching each other. How would you grade these tonsils?

When listening to the lungs of a healthy adult, the nurse would expect to hear:

A nurse is caring for a patient with severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD). On exam, which finding would be expected with this condition?

Which of Earth’s movements is responsible for day and night? 

EXTRA CREDIT (Worth up to 8 pts): Identify and explain the 4 mechanisms responsible for causing hypoxemia. Give a clinical example of each. (Partial credit may apply).

On March 1, 2024, Barker Services issued a 5% long-term notes payable for $28,000. It is payable over a 4-year term in $7,000 annual principal payments on March 1 of each year, plus interest, beginning March 1, 2025. How will the notes payable be shown on the balance sheet dated December 31, 2024?