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While at your clinical site you learn that the hospital plans to apply for a Certificate of Need for a new ‘outpatient surgery center’.  It is acceptable for you to share this information with your friend who is currently looking for a job in healthcare. 

A nurse is talking with a client who says she knows someone who takes amiodarone for their heart rhythm and asks if the medication would be appropriate for her as well. Which of the following data from the client’s medical record should the nurse identify as a contraindication to amiodarone?

Energy for each of the body’s normal metabolic activities is derived from:

A client prescribed an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) asks what condition(s) this medication is being used to treat.  The nurse explains that ARBs can be used for which of the following? (Select all that apply)

Bioethics means “life ethics.”

The nurse percussing a patient’s abdomen hears a dull thud in the left upper quadrant. This finding indicates that the area being percussed is:

A nurse cares for a patient who has obstructive jaundice. The patient asks, “Why is my skin so itchy?” How would the nurse respond?

Your grandmother was a patient in your assigned clinical site.  It is acceptable for you to review her record as long as you don’t discuss this with other family members.

The marketing researcher for Pooch Party, a manufacturer of toys for dogs, has noticed an increased trend in pet owners dressing their dogs in clothing. The researcher thinks there is a market for designer clothing for small, medium, and large-sized dogs, but he’s not sure if he can create separate meaningful marketing strategies for each of the segments. He is concerned about the segments being:

A nurse is collecting data from a client who takes several daily medications and states that he wants to ask the provider for a prescription for sildenafil. The nurse knows that sildenafil is contraindicated due to an interaction with which of the following client’s medications?