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12. The nurse is teaching nursing assistive personnel (NAP) how to give a complete bed bath. Which instruction should the nurse include?

When transferring a patient into a chair, a nurse notices that the pressure-relieving mattress overlay has deep imprints of the patient’s buttocks, heels, and scapulae. Which action would the nurse take next?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a head injury. Over a time span of 30 minutes, the nurse observes the following vital signs changes: temperature from 97° to 98° F; pulse from 86 to 78 beats/min; respirations from 18 to 14 breaths/min; and blood pressure from 140/86 to 150/82. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

For the above circuit, assume E = {E} V  ,  R1 = {R1} kΩ  ,  R2 = {R2} kΩ  ,  R3 = {R3} kΩ. V1 is the voltage across R1. The value of V1 is: V1 = __________ V (The unit of the answer is [V]. Do NOT type the unit when you type your answer)

A nurse assesses a patient who has a chronic wound. The patient states, “I do not clean the wound and change the dressing every day because it costs too much for supplies.” How would the nurse respond?

What criteria are used to stage infant sleep? Select all that apply

While performing an assessment, the nurse taps a patient’s knee and observes that the quadriceps muscle reflexively contracts. How should the nurse document this finding?

What is the brand name for coagulation factor Xa recombinant?

The health care provider prescribes topical 5-FU for a patient with actinic keratosis on the left cheek. Which statement should the nurse include in the patient’s instructions?

Full term newborns generally enter sleep via this stage: