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A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving pain medication through a saline lock. The nurse must first flush the line with saline to check for patency before pushing the medication. Upon flushing with saline, the nurse notices a red streak that is warm and tender to the touch. What is the most important initial nursing action?

The patient confides that sneezing makes her “wet her pants.” The nurse recognizes that this is a cardinal sign of ______ incontinence.

When a client is admitted to the emergency department with a hernia, the classification of hernia that would represent a surgical emergency is

A 20-kg Springer Spaniel is brought to the hospital because of anorexia and lethargy. Dehydration is estimated at 8%. The maintenance requirement of fluids is 66ml/kg/day. To correct this dog’s dehydration, how much fluid should it receive during the first 24 hours?

Hyperthyroid cats have heart rates of more than 200 beats per minute because of the large numbers of alpha-1sympathetic receptors in their hearts, which make the heart more sensitive to epinephrine and norepinephrine. This high heart rate is an anesthetic risk. What drug is used to slow the heart rate in cats with hyperthyroidism?

Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction in horses is caused by:

A cat diagnosed with hyperthyroidism may be offered a number of treatment options, including all of the following, except:

What is the effect of prostaglandin F2 alpha on the reproductive system?

A patient with cryptorchordism is experiencing which abnormality?

When a breastfeeding mother is diagnosed with mastitis, which of these instructions from the nurse is correct? The mother needs to: