A patient is receiving intravenous fluids postoperatively following cardiac surgery. Nursing assessments should focus on which postoperative complication?
A. fluid volume excess
B. fluid volume deficit
C. seizure activity
D. liver failure
Ans: A. fluid volume excess
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Which is not one of the Fulmer SPICES categories?
a. Pain b. Confusion c. Falling d. Incontinence
The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and plan to use a specific theory as a basis of their work. What is a theory?
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If a woman's menstrual cycle began on June 2 and normally lasts 28 days, ovulation would mostly likely occur on June
a. 10 b. 16 c. 21 d. 29