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The nurse is caring for an alert elderly patient with a history of dehydration. When should the home health nurse teach the patient to increase fluid intake?

The nurse has administered 3% Sodium Chloride to a patient with a severe head injury. Which assessment finding will require the most rapid response by the nurse?

84. The side effect of chemotherapy that causes the patient to be at risk for infection is which of the following?  

The nurse is caring for a patient who has had a Peripheral Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line placed.  What must be done before the line can be used?

IPV requires _________ or _________ to power.

Static compliance is decreased in the following situations EXCEPT:

IPV is an airway clearance device that combines: ( choose all that apply)

The lower inflection point in a pressure-volume curve is helpful in determining which setting on the ventilator:

You are on the medical unit and a patient that you are taking care of has a noticable decrease in left ventricular stroke volume. What is the reason for this?

Dr. Miller, a resident in the ICU, asks you to list the indications for NPPV. You would describe to him that all of the following conditions could be indications for NPPV EXCEPT: