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During abdominal surgery, the surgeon wants to remove a tumor. Which tissue forceps is used to grasp only tough tissue or tissue being removed from the patient?

Which functions or characteristic is absolutely necessary in an anesthesia machine?

Which multifilament suture materials cannot be absorbed by the body and must be manually removed after healing?

Which surgical instruments is most appropriate to hand the surgeon when she wants to grasp and retract a patient’s tissue on a short-term basis?

Which needle point is most useful for creating a sealed suture line in a patient’s intestines?

BONUS: What type of flower is pictured? flower.jpg 

Collaborative treatment for the patient with this ECG rhythm is:   

A 65 year old, 90 kg patient meets the criteria for sepsis. The nurse follows current sepsis treatment protocols and prepares to complete which interventions? Select all that apply. 

A patient at the clinic says, “I always walk after dinner, but lately my leg cramps and hurts after just a few minutes of starting. The pain goes away after I stop walking, though.” Which action should the nurse take?