The nurse is providing medications to increase a patient's systemic vascular resistance. At which point will the nurse know that the patient has adequate tissue perfusion?
A. Blood pressure reaches 120/80 mmHg.
B. Urine output is 10 mL per hour.
C. Mean arterial pressure reaches 60 mmHg.
D. Mean arterial pressure reaches 90 mmHg.
Answer: C
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1. Assess and treat the client's pain level before beginning teaching. 2. Assess the client's vital signs prior to teaching. 3. Assist the client into a chair at the bedside. 4. Answer the client's questions.
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a. I. b. II. c. III. d. IV.
When a researcher uses a table of random numbers to select a sample, the researcher closes both eyes and blindly points a finger to a number on the table, identifies the numbers closest to his or her finger, and then continues identifying numbers
in which direction? 1. Up and down. 2. Right and left. 3. Diagonally. 4. Any.
The nurse explains that a fundamental basis for the nursing process is:
a. that basic needs must be met by the indi-vidual without assistance. b. that patients and families appreciate an efficient health care system that functions without their input. c. a focus on disease control. d. that all persons have worth and dignity.