he nurse will calculate the pressure-adjusted heart rate for a patient with cardiovascular dysfunction associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Which information must the nurse obtain before this measurement can be calculated?
1. Heart rate
2. Central venous pressure
3. Mean arterial pressure
4. Temperature
5. PaFiO2
1, 2, 3
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A patient who has experienced a right-sided stroke with hemiagnosia may experience
a. reading the right side of the newspaper only. b. denying ownership of the right side of the body. c. being hyperresponsive when approached on the right side. d. attempting to comb the hair with a toothbrush.
Which of the following drugs is being widely manufactured within the United States?
a. Cocaine b. Heroin c. Marijuana d. Methamphetamine
The nurse manager of a long-term care facility is planning to hire additional nursing staff
What should this manager consider about how the need to assess resident/patient changes and potential problems differ between the long-term care facility and an acute care facility? 1. There is a need for greater assessment skills in acute care because patients are so sick. 2. There is a need for greater assessment skills in long-term care because of the lack of direct physician contact with residents. 3. There is a lesser need for good assessment in long-term care because the residents are generally stable. 4. They are the same.
A couple are requesting fertility counseling. The nurse practitioner has identified the factors listed below in the woman's health history, and knows that which of them could be contributing to the couple's infertility?
1. The patient is 38 years old. 2. The patient was 13 years old when she started her menses. 3. The patient works as a dental hygienist 3 days a week. 4. The patient jogs 2 miles a day.