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A patient is brought into the emergency department after being struck by a falling limb while trimming trees. The patient has large abrasions and gaping lacerations on the right side of his head. Before beginning the admission of the patient, the nurse should first

The five rights of medication administration recognized historically in nursing textbooks include which of the following? The right

An older patient was recently discharged home after treatment for heart failure. The patient experiences an increase in pulse rate from 80 beats per minute (bpm) to 102 bpm when walking from the kitchen to the utility room to do laundry. What should the home care nurse encourage the patient to do?

A patient is experiencing chest pain, shortness of breath, and lethargy. The patient’s vital signs are BP 88/58, HR 40, RR 20. Which nursing action is a priority for this patient?

Several family members of a patient who has just been admitted to the intenstive care unit (ICU) with multiple traumatic injuries have just arrived in the ICU waiting room. Which action should the nurse first take?

Which finding would cause the nurse to suspect that a post coronary artery bypass patient might be developing cardiac tamponade? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

A patient has a blood pressure of 142/84 mm Hg. The nurse calculates the patient’s mean arterial pressure (MAP) as 

Which of the following is the explanation for the purpose of open visiting hours in a critical care unit. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. 

A patient with a triple lumen catheter becomes short of breath, tachycardic, diaphoretic, and oxygen saturations decrease to 88% following infusion on an IVPB and normal saline flush. The nurse should immediately

When completing a health history of a patient with a suspected cardiac disorder, about which childhood illnesses should the nurse ask?