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A 65 year-old male client is admitted to the ER with crushing sternal pain radiating to the left arm. The patient reports that the pain started an hour ago while watching television.   Client took 1 SL Nitroglycerine without relief,.  His wife drove him to the hospital. Now in the ER, the patient’s vital signs: Temp 98.8 F, HR 114, RR 24, BP 160/94, O2 SAT 90% Room air. Patient reports his sternal pain is an “8” on a scale 0-10.  Patient’s weight is 280 lbs (BMI 35). NKDA What priority interventions would be appropriate for the nurse to initiate now? Select all that apply

A 65 year-old male client is admitted to the ER with crushing sternal pain radiating to the left arm, The pain started an hour ago while watching television.   Client took 1 SL Nitroglycerine without relief,.  His wife drove him to the hospital. Now in the ER, the patient’s vital signs: Temp 98.8 F, HR 114, RR 24, BP 160/94, O2 SAT 90% Room air. Patient reports his sternal pain is an “8” on a scale 0-10.  Patient’s weight is 280 lbs (BMI 35). NKDA The ECG showed Sinus Tachycardia with t wave inversion.   Lab results: Cholesterol 250 mg/dL WBC 7,000/ mm3 Platelets 425,000/mm3 Potassium 3.9 mEq/L Magnesium 1.5 mEq/L  (1.5mEq/L- 2 mEq/L) Troponin 0.01 ng/ml  (0-0.04ng/ml) Creatine Kinase MB (CKMB) 10 IU/L  (5-25 IU/L) With the following diagnostic, laboratory tests, and assessment data what would the nurse suspect the patient’s diagnosis to be?  

Identifica los países 1 y 2 y sus capitales A y B.   [pais1] y [capitalA] [pais2] y [capitalB]

During her time abroad Mariana visited la Isla de San Andrés. Complete the following paragraph about her vacation, with por or para. (1 pt. each; 9 pts. total)     En julio Víctor, Tania, y yo vamos a la Isla de San Andrés [1]  ____ una semana [2] ___ descansar un poco. Víctor y yo queremos viajar [3]___ avión en primera clase. Por eso, pasamos [4] _________ la agencia de viajes [5]   _________ comprar los pasajes. Encontramos unos boletos no tan caros – sólo pagamos $500 [6] _____ persona. Hay que salir temprano [7] _________ llegar a tiempo al aeropuerto. ¡No me gusta levantarme tan temprano! Decidimos ir a San Andrés [8] _________ disfrutar de la música, la playa y la comida. También tenemos ganas de tomar el sol. Esperamos regresar el próximo año y visitar [9]_________ dos semanas en vez de una sola. 

Matching: possessive adjectives: Match the following possessive adjectives to the correct nouns. 

Conjugation of an ER verb: Acheter: Match the following subject pronouns to the correct form of the verb: 

Un programa de intercambio. Listen to Mariana describing how she prepared for her study abroad trip. First, read over the following statements, and after listening decide whether each one is cierto or falso. If the information is not given, select No se menciona. (1 pt. each; 8 pts. total)

Modelo: un adaptador eléctrico __A___ A. Para conectar los aparatos electrónicos en el extranjero… 

En el viaje: Unas definiciones. Mariana had trouble identifying different items related to her travels. Help her by matching the definition with the appropriate word.  (1 pt. each; 8 pts. total) 

Prepositions of location: Match the following words or expressions to their meaning in English: