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The nurse is caring for a client involved in a motor vehicle collision who had a chest tube inserted to evacuate a pleural effusion. Where would the nurse observe an air leak?  

A client with massive trauma and possible spinal cord injury is admitted to the emergency department. Which assessment finding by the nurse will help confirm a diagnosis of neurogenic shock?  

A client comes to the emergency department with crushing, substernal chest pain. The nurse obtains baseline vital signs. What action should the nurse perform next?  

The nurse working in the intensive care unit hears an alarm coming from a client’s room. On entering the room, the nurse sees this rhythm displayed on the monitor. The nurse recognizes it as which rhythm?

What are stomata? Describe the tradeoff a plant experiences if its stomata are closed on a hot day.  In C3 plants, what cellular process does this tradeoff promote?

Photosynthesis is a more recent evolution.  No photosynthesis means no free oxygen.  How would organisms living before photosynthesis break down sugars?

To test an unknown substance for simple sugars, you

Use the image below. Assume the dots are solutes in a solution, and the big circle is a cell. The solution in the beaker is best described as ____.

Which is the best definition of medication reconciliation?

Not all insurance carriers require all the same information on a claim, but most of them do require