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A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash has had a tracheostomy placed to allow for continued mechanical ventilation. How should the nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L?

A female patient with chronic hypertension is admitted to the emergency department with a sudden rise in BP.  Which question is the priority for the nurse to ask the patient?

Adrenaline is also known as epinephrine.

A patient who has a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies is admitted to the hospital with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) and a CD4+ count of less than 200 cells/mL. Based on diagnostic criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which statement by the nurse is correct?

Which location would the nurse assess for edema caused by a cardiac condition? 

Vasopressin is another name for antidiuretic hormone.

Calcitonin is a hormone antagonistic to parathormone in the regulation of blood calcium concentration.

Sex hormones produced by the ovaries and testes:

A patient who has not had any prior surgeries tells the nurse doing the preoperative assessment about allergies to avocados and bananas. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

The hormone responsible for the maturation of white blood cells known as T lymphocytes is: