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After pulmonary artery catheter insertion, the nurse assesses a pulmonary artery pressure of 45/25 mm Hg, a pulmonary artery occlusion pressure of 20 mm Hg, a cardiac output of 2.6 L/min and a cardiac index of 1.9 L/min/m2. Which provider order is of the highest priority?

​”Heuristic” is another word for ____.

​The purpose of goal shielding is to ____.

The NP is reviewing a patient’s ECG and notes a wavy, chaotic, and disorganized baseline, without recognizable P waves.  The NP calculates the rate at 360 bpm.  The NP documents the rhythm as __________________.

A 27- year old has a severe kidney obstruction leading to a nephrectomy.  Which of the following would the NP expect to occur?

After noting increasing QRS intervals that aren’t associated with a P wave in a patient with ARF, which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse understands that in a third-degree AV block

sometimesreferred to as implicit memories, are typically automated skills that do not require consciousrecollection

Which statement by the patient who is ordered sublingual nitroglycerin for chest pain indicates a need for further teaching regarding this therapy?

Fill in each blank to show a desire for something to happen or change.They don’t want to come to my party. I wish they ___________________________ tomy party.