A patient is admitted to the emergency room with a cocaine overdose. Which assessment parameter would take priority?
a. Auscultate the cardiac rate and rhythm.
b. Palpate the patient's abdomen.
c. Assess the patient's mental status.
d. Determine the pupillary reaction to light.
a
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What does the nurse explain can affect the survival of the X- and Y-bearing sperm after intercourse?
a. Age b. Estrogen level c. Body temperature d. Level of feminine hygiene
A nurse has defined the research question as, "What is the lived experience of late-stage pregnancy loss among women older than 35 years?" What type of research-question format (or research design) is implied by this question?
a. Correlational nonexperimental b. Comparative nonexperimental c. Quantitative experimental d. Grounded theory nonexperimental
Which clinical manifestation in an older client with pneumonia indicates that the disease is responding to the therapeutic regimen?
A. The client does not have a cough. B. Urine output is 900 mL for the day. C. Pulse oximetry shows an oxygen saturation of 90%. D. Tactile fremitus is increased over the affected lung fields.
Which of the following conditions in the newborn causes a longer half-life and increased risk of toxicity to medications excreted primarily by the renal system?
a. fetal alcohol syndrome c. unstable urine filtration b. immature kidneys d. small bladder capacity