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A nurse is teaching a patient with peptic ulcer disease the therapeutic effects of Carafate (sucralfate).  In order to provide effective teaching, the nurse must include which information about the action of the drug?

The patient with advanced cirrhosis asks why his abdomen is so swollen. The nurse’s responds with which correct pathophysiological statement?

A patient is being admitted to a post-surgical unit following hemorrhoidectomy. A nurse reviews the immediate postoperative orders from the surgeon. Which orders should the nurse expect to implement? Select all that apply.

The registered nurse has four patients on the unit and goes on duty at 1900.  After receiving report and obtaining vital signs, which patient should be assessed first?

The registered nurse has four patients on the unit and goes on duty at 1900.  After receiving report and obtaining vital signs, which patient should be assessed first?

A patient who had a right mastectomy yesterday refuses to look at the incision.  What is the nurse’s best response?

A nurse is caring for four patients.  In which order should the nurse assess the patients based on each patient’s potential for bleeding?  Rank each patient in the correct order based on the risk for bleeding, with the highest priority first.

In a retrocochlear pathology, which of the following not likely to be seen if the cochlea is intact?

Relief displacement is radial from the photographic nadir in:

Techniques you might use to assess retrocochlear auditory function with ABR might include: