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When considering ventricular septal defect, which of the following is true?

The nurse educator on the cardiac floor is conducting a class regarding valvular issues. The educator knows which of the following is the most common valve issue seen clinically?

A patient has a platelet count of 25,000/mm3 (25 × 109/L). What action by the nurse is inappropriate? 

While performing daily peritoneal dialysis and catheter exit site care with the mother of a child with chronic renal failure, which of the following would be an important step to emphasize to the mother?

You are caring for a patient undergoing therapeutic hypothermia post-VF arrest. Based upon the following labs, which phase of treatment is the client likely in?Currently: Glucose: 220K: 2.9Mg: 1.1

A 42 year-old patient in the ER has been diagnosed with a STEMI – unfortunately, the closest cardiac center is 3 hours away by helicopter. Contraindications to the administration of tPA include which of the following?

Growth hormone works directly but also by stimulating these hormones from the liver:

The 3 types of muscle can both push and pull tissues to function.

Many synovial joints are stabilized by:

You go to the doctor and she gives you a diagnosis. This is the word you do not want to hear: