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Select the most important post operative nursing intervention to be completed for a client for the first 48 hours post operative who had a transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary tumor.

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Suzie is trying to decide which of two cell-phone plans is best for her.  Company ‘A’ charges $40 per month and $0.05 per text message.  Company ‘B’ charges no monthly fee but it is $0.10 per text message.  Please give Suzie advice and back it up with some math. Your solution in this story will not necessarily require you to define variables and state the solution. You state at what point one plan becomes better than the other.

A bacterial infection is being combated with antibiotics. The medication is able to reduce the bacteria by 25% per day. How much of the bacteria remains after 6 days if there were 5,000 bacterial organism to begin with?

A bacterial infection is being combated with antibiotics. The medication is able to reduce the bacteria by 25% per day. How much of the bacteria remains after 6 days if there were 5,000 bacterial organism to begin with?

The nurse is caring for a patient with peptic ulcer disease who reports sudden onset of sharp abdominal pain. On palpation, the patient’s abdomen is tense and rigid. What action takes priority?

A nurse is caring for a patient receiving enteral feedings through a small-bore feeding tube. What action by the nurse is best to prevent hyperosmolarity?

A student nurse learns that the spleen has several functions. What functions do they include? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse working with oncology patients understands that which age-related change increases the older patient’s susceptibility to infection during chemotherapy?

A nurse cares for a patient who had a colostomy placed in the ascending colon 2 weeks ago. The patient states, “The stool in my pouch is still liquid.” How would the nurse respond?