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Which of the following tests may be used by the nurse to assess cognitive function of a client experiencing issues with critical thinking and memory?

According to ABA criteria, a major burn injury includes which of the following?  Select 4

Compensatory mechanisms employed to maintain intracranial pressure within the normal range include (SELECT TWO):

A 1.8-kg preterm neonate born at 32 weeks’ gestation is scheduled for an urgent inguinal hernia repair. The infant has been NPO for 6 hours and appears clinically stable. Which of the following best explains this patient’s increased risk for perioperative hypoglycemia?

The best treatment for hypertension due to autonomic dysreflexia during surgery is:

A physical therapist assistant treats a patient who has limited shoulder range of motion that the physical therapist has determined is due to tissue restriction.  Which graded oscillation techniques would be the MOST appropriate for the PTA to treat this patient?

A patient who takes nitroglycerine to treat stable angina reports having erectile dysfunction and states that he plans to ask his primary provider for a prescription for sildenafil [Viagra]. What will the nurse tell this patient?

A nurse is preparing to administer an antibiotic to a patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The nurse would expect the healthcare provider to order which antibiotic?

Match the fetal shunt with the structures the shunt connects.

Patient is a 44 year old male (weight 80 kg) who was forced to jump from a second story apartment window to escape a fire. He has second and third degree burns to his face, bilateral arms, chest and back totaling about 40% body surface area.  He is in the emergency department with an open ankle fracture and comes to the operating room for an open reduction and fixation only. His hematocrit is 37% and electrolytes are normal.  In the emergency room his BP is 100/60, pulse 110, with a pulse oximetry saturation of 100%.  He is somewhat somnolent, complains of nausea and keeps removing his oxygen mask.  The appropriate intervention is: