The nurse is caring for a patient in early acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Which finding would indicate that the disease is progressing?
1. Increased lung compliance
2. Decrease in heart rate
3. Hypoxemia refractory to oxygen therapy
4. Respiratory acidosis
Answer: 3
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A) Reinforce the Biobrane dressing with another piece of Biobrane B) Remove the Biobrane dressing and apply a new dressing C) Trim away the separated Biobrane D) Notify the physician for further emergency related orders
The student learning about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) understands the three entities that were created to oversee and evaluate the quality of care and cost of the health care system
Which entities are involved in this process? (Select all that apply.) a. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services c. Children's Health Insurance Program d. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute e. The Independent Payment Advisory Board
A new nurse on the orthopedic unit makes a medication error. Which statements by the nurse manager foster a safe environment in which nurses will report medication errors?
1. "Many of us have made a medication error in our careers. The most important issue is to identify why the error occurred." 2. "I know you could not feel any worse than you already do. We need to discuss how this error happened and how we can prevent it from happening again." 3. "It's really good that your patient is okay and did not suffer any harmful effects of this error. We should discuss why this error occurred and how it can be prevented in the future." 4. "Because you are a new nurse, we should sit down and discuss the procedure you followed to see what you could have done to prevent this error." 5. "We need to sit down as soon as possible and write up an incident report describing everything you did incorrectly that caused this error."
The physician wrote an order for Lopressor® 50 mg po 2 tabs tid. How much of the medication should the patient take at each dose?
A. 150 mg B. 50 mg C. 100 mg D. 200 mg