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The nurse plans care for a ventilated patient.  Which of the following interventions would be best to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)?

A patient with myocardial damage develops a second-degree type II AV block.  The nurse understands the appropriate treatment for a symptomatic patient with this rhythm to administer:

A patient in ventricular fibrillation requires defibrillation.  What action should you take before delivery of the shock?

In caring for a patient who has undergone Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation, the nurse would be most appropriate in monitoring for:

Which action by a new graduate nurse working on the postsurgical unit indicates that more education about delegation and assignment is needed?  The new graduate nurse:

The patient develops uncontrolled atrial flutter.  Which of the following medications should the nurse be prepared to administer as an intervention for this dysrhythmia to control the heart rate?

A nurse is weaning a 68-kg male patient who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from mechanical ventilation. Which assessment finding indicates that the weaning protocol should be stopped?  The patient’s:

A nurse recognizes that the appropriate delegation of nursing activities is based on a standard of practice. Identify the correct components of this standard for delegation.

A patient is observed to have a flat line on the cardiac monitor.  The nurse assesses the patient and finds the patient apneic, cyanotic, and pulseless.  The nurse understands the patient is in:

A patient admitted to the emergency department is unresponsive after successsful resucitation.  Initial laboratory findings are serum potassium 4.0 mEq/L, serum sodium 142 mEq/L, blood glucose of 210 mg/dL, and an elevated troponin level.  Cardiac monitoring shows multifocal premature ventricular contractions (PVC’s).  The nurse understands that the patient’s PVC’s are most likely caused by: