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A patient is mechanically ventilated and is receiving enteral nutrition via a nasogastric tube. Which intervention should be included the patient’s plan of care to prevent clogging of the feeding tube?

A patient is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization this afternoon. The nurse wants to provide her with some basic information before going in the room to talk about her specific procedure. Which teaching strategy is most appropriate for this situation?

Which of the following microbes is found in soil rich in nitrogen content (that seen in bird roosting areas)?

A 68-year-old patient was admitted after an inferior myocardial infarction (MI). Dopamine 3 mcg/kg/min has been ordered for this patient. What nursing implications should be considered when administering this medication to an older patient?

Which signs would alert the nurse to possible nutritional alterations? (Select all that apply, one, some, or all.)

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with the onset of tuberculosis. He was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS 1 year ago. When talking to the patient about preventing the spread of tuberculosis, the patient tells the nurse that he has not followed precautions regarding tuberculosis for patients with HIV. Which educational objective is BEST stated for this patient?

How should a nurse respond when a patient asks if he or she is going to die?

Modes of action for antifungal agents include: inhibitors of cell walls/cell membranes, and protein and nucleic acid synthesis; and direct membrane damage. Which one of the following targets RNA; thereby leading to RNA miscoding? 

An important step in solving any problem is to clarify ideas, terms or theories by defining them.  For example, if I include a specific IDEOLOGY, I need to define the term.    Such “thinking tools” for understanding or explaining something are called:

Clearly identify your assumptions and make sure they are justifiable.  We would find this statement or guideline associated with which of the elements of thought?