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When communicating with a patient, how should the nurse convey positive body language?

Solve the equation using multiplication or division property of equality. Be sure to check your answer and type it as x=______.

Solve the equation. Identify the solution as a value of x, all real numbers, or no solution.

Solve the equation. Be sure to check your answer and type it as m=______.

The nurse is documenting the mental status exam of a manic patient. The patient speaks rapidly and nonstop, saying: “I have so much to do today—I’m going to clean the whole house, start three new businesses, call my brother, and then maybe run for president because I’d be great at it!” Which entry is most appropriate for the nurse to document?

Solve the equation. Be sure to check your answer and type it as x=______.

Solve the equation. Be sure to check your answer and type it as y=______.

Write the inequality in interval notation:   

After teaching a group of nursing students about crisis, the instructor determines that the education was successful when the students state which of the following?

A 20-year-old male, Cody, arrives at the emergency department by ambulance. He is unconscious, with slow respirations and pinpoint pupils. There are “tracks” visible on his arms. The friend, Ralph, who came with him reports that Cody had just “shot up dope” when he became unconscious. Which medication would the nurse most likely expect to administer?