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What is the priority nursing intervention for a patient diagnosed with delirium who has fluctuating levels of consciousness, disturbed orientation, and perceptual alterations?

Read the question below and choose an answer. Give your rationale for choosing that answer in 3-4 sentences.   A health teaching plan for a patient taking lithium should include instructions to:   A) drink twice the usual daily amount of fluids. B) double the lithium dose if diarrhea or vomiting occurs. C) maintain normal salt and fluids in the diet. D) avoid eating aged cheese, processed meats, and red wine.

Which assessment findings will the nurse expect in an individual who has just injected heroin?

The nurse observes a patient’s escalating anger. The patient begins to pace the hall and shouts, “You all better watch out. I’m going to hurt anyone who gets in my way!” Which is the priority nursing intervention?

A school nurse notices bruises and scars on a child’s body. The nurse suspects that the child is being physically abused. How should the nurse proceed with this information?

Pete and Kate share income equally. For the current year, the partnership net income is 60,000. Pete made withdrawals of 14,000, and Kate made withdrawals of $15,000. At the beginning of the year, the capital account balances were; Pete, capital, $40,000; Kate, capital, $58,000. Kate’s capital account balance at the end of the year is 

Which of the following is NOT associated with Tetralogy of Fallot?

A 0.200-kg object, attached to a spring with spring constant k = 16.0 N/m, is moving on a horizontal frictionless surface in simple harmonic motion of amplitude of 0.0840 m. What is its speed at the instant when its displacement is 0.0420 m? (Hint: Use conservation of energy.)

Caleb Company has the following information for the pay period of December 15-31: Gross payroll $16,000 Social Security Rate 6% Medicare Rate 1.5% Federal income taxx withheld $4,000 Federal unemployment tax rate .8% State unemployment tax rate 5.4% Assuming that all wages are zubject to federal and state unemployment taxes, the employer’s payroll tax expense would be    

Three masses are positioned along the x-axis. Their masses and positions are m1 = m with x1 = 1.0 m, m2 = 2m with x2 = 2.0 m, and m3 = 9.0m with x3 = 3.0 m. What is the x-coordinate of the center of mass of this system, to the nearest tenth?