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A client comes to the clinic for a checkup and shares upcoming plans to go on a vacation cruise. The patient asks for a medication to prevent sea sickness. Which medication is the nurse practitioner most likely to order?

14. A client with a chest tube is being transported to Radiology. The nurse knows a complication may occur if the chest tube is clamped during transportation. Which complication may occur?

The nurse is contributing to a nutrition and hydration teaching plan for a patient who has AIDS. What recommendations should the nurse include in this plan? (Select all that apply.)

A decline in phytoplankton could affect the climate of Earth by altering the ________ cycle by moving less ________ from the atmosphere into phytoplankton tissues. Since ________ is a greenhouse gas, more of it in the atmosphere could contribute to global warming.

A critically ill patient is admitted to the ICU. The physician decides to use intra-arterial pressure monitoring. After this intervention is performed, what assessment should the nurse prioritize in the plan of care?

The nurse is caring for a patient on telemetry. The patient’s ECG shows a shortened PR interval, slurring of the initial QRS deflection, and prolonged QRS duration. What does this ECG show?

Mr. M, a 55 year old male who experienced a stroke two weeks ago, has been referred to your inpatient neuromotor rehabilitation team. Your team uses a task-oriented approach that focuses on individuals and their interactions with the environment.  During the first therapy session, Mr. M asks if he can practice using his affected dominant hand and arm to manipulate a mouse so that he can email with his daughter more effectively.  What characteristics of this task make it appropriate for Mr. M’s therapy at this point in time?

A patient has been diagnosed with a valvular disorder. The patient tells the nurse that he has read about numerous treatment options, including valvuloplasty. What should the nurse teach the patient about valvuloplasty?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been initiated on a patient who was found unresponsive. When performing chest compressions, the nurse should do which of the following?

The nursing student learns that vulnerable populations are best assisted by which activity?