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A school nurse is called after a student falls down a flight of stairs. The student is lying at the bottom of the stairs, breathing, but unconsciousness. After calling the ambulance, which is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

Which assessment data would warrant immediate intervention by the nurse for the client diagnosed with chronic arterial occlusive disease?    

This is a review question.  Read the sentence below.  Parse the sentence into phrases.   Select the answer below which correctly shows that parsing.    next week my family and I are going to Florida to visit Disney World with my cousins

A patient is found to have increased intracranial pressures upon placement of an intracranial pressure monitor.  Which of the following may be a cause of this finding? Select all that apply.

Read this statement. Next, I will enter every sweepstakes I can find.   I hope to be the next winner of the sweepstakes   “next” appears twice in this statement.  Is it the same word each time it appears?  Why or Why not?  Explain. 

The nurse is administering medications to a team of neurosurgical patients. Which medication should the nurse administer first?

The nurse and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for clients on a neuro rehab unit. Which nursing task is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to the UAP?

The nurse is caring for a patient with hepatic encephalopathy. While making the initial shift assessment the nurse notes that the patient has a flapping tremor of the hands. What will the nurse document this condition as in the patient’s chart?

Desmosomes are more effective than gap junctions in preventing substances from passing from one cell to the other

A patient with heart failure and pulmonary edema is instructed to sleep with two to three pillows to elevate his head. This intervention is recommended because: