In the blood, carbon dioxide is transported as:
1. Calcium carbonate
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Carbonic acid
4. Sodium bicarbonate
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A nurse is performing an admission assessment of an elderly patient who is being admitted to a medical ward from the emergency department. Which of the following is an open-ended assessment question?
A) "Have you ever had a bad response to a drug that you've taken?" B) "Does anyone in your immediate family have a history of drug allergies?" C) "Are you comfortable with receiving needles?" D) "What kind of reactions have you had to medications?"
The patient has a pacemaker with one pacing spike seen on the ECG before every QRS complex. There is no change in the pacemaker rhythm over time, with rest or with activity. The nurse realizes the patient has what type of pacemaker?
1. asynchronous pacing 2. demand pacing 3. dual-chamber pacing 4. atrial single-chamber pacing
A nurse providing care at the bedside receives an "alert" that a patient's stat potassium level is 2.5 and digoxin (Lanoxin) is scheduled
The nurse holds the medication and prevents a possible complication. This feature of the Electronic Health Record is available through which core function of EHR? a. Order entry/order management b. Decision support c. Patient support d. Administrative support
Which of the following assessment findings would suggest to the nurse that a client is at risk for alterations in perfusion?
1. Blood pressure 110/68 mmHg 2. Apical heart rate 80; radial beats per minute 68 3. Respiratory rate 20 per minute 4. Temperature 98.8°F