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major action of calcium include all of the following except, A, cardiovascular support, B, nerve transmission C, blood clothing, D, causes fluid retention,
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Case Study: You are a nurse caring for a 26 year-old mother of three children who presents to the physician's office with tachypnea, productive cough of yellow sputum, hyperthermia, malaise, fatigue and insufficient fluid intake. You obtain the following information during your objective assessment: Vital signs are BP- 120/78, HR- 110, respirations 24/minute, temperature 100.4 orally and pulse oximeter of 90% on room air (RA). Upon auscultation, you note coarse rhonchi in bilateral posterior lobes. She complaints of pain of 8/10 in her anterior right side of her chest after coughing. 1) Describe the rationale for performing a comprehensive physical assessment on this patient. 2) Prioritize the symptoms to be assessed on this patient and explain which system would have the highest priority for this assessment and why? 3) List the appropriate subjective health history questions that could identify this patient's risk factors for her altered respiratory condition. 4) Describe the etiology of this patient's overall assessment. What do you think is the condition this patient is experiencing? 5) List 3 priority nursing diagnoses for this patient. Remember the need to prioritize diagnoses based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, including ABC's, pain and VS. For each of these 3 nursing diagnoses, include one short-term and one long-term SMART goal and include 3 interventions with rationales to support these interventions.
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a nurse is preparing to administer insulin glargine to a child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. the client is receive 10 units subcutaneous once daily at bedtime. reading the label on the unopened vial the nurse should determine that the vial contains how many dosage of this medication?
insulin glargine 100unit/ml (U-100) do not mix with other insulin . use only if solution is clear and colorless with no particles visible one 100 ml vial
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David Crystal's "Language and the internet "What is the main idea in chapter 4 ?
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According to Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 671, when is a person dead?
Name the 3 things are considered Advanced Directives in the Texas Health and Safety Code?
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A nurse is caring for a client following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The client has a prescription for ondansetron 4 mg IV bolus every 6 hr PRN for nausea and vomiting. Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow to administer the medication. (Move the steps into the box on the right. Place them in the order of performance. Use al the steps.
A. Perform hand hygiene
B. Select the injection port of the IV tubing
closest to the client.
C. Cleanse the injection port with an
antiseptic swab.
D. Inject the medication
E. Aspirate for a blood return.
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David Crystal's "Language and the internet" in chapter 1, What are Crystal's ideas about language and the internet? Explain in your own words!
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Identify and analyze the main socioeconomic barriers involving the Affordable Care Act and how that impact patients, providers and insurance companies. What challenges can be faced if the ACA is reformed.
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b. Write out the new instructions. (English)
3. Doctor’s Order: Augmentin 750 mg susp. qid X 10 days
Available: Augmentin 250 mg/5 ml susp.
4. Doctor’s Order: Prozac 30 mg susp. po qd in am & hs
Available: Prozac 20 mg /5 ml susp.
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By following the steps of the Bain Model or Vroom-jago decision process ,show how you will ensure that the staff on the ward where you work comply with the directive given by the Nursing Administrator to have the quality of health assessment improved in the ward within a three (3) month period, and maintained, thereafter.
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