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A patient arrives at the emergency center with a severe head injury. During assessment, the nurse observes that the patient is unresponsive, adducts the arms tightly against the thorax, and plantar flexes the feet while internally rotating them. How would the nurse document this abnormal posture?
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Which area would the nurse assess for a murmur due to aortic valve stenosis?
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Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, which is correct?
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The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter. How should the nurse document this finding?
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What is the best time for the nurse to measure a patient's respirations?
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The provider has ordered 180 mg of Dilantin PO every 8 hours. The label of the drug reads 250 mg per 5 ml. How many milliliters will the nurse administer per dose?
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During an assessment of a 22-year-old woman who sustained a head injury from an automobile accident 8 hours earlier, the nurse notices the following changes: both pupils were equal, but now the right pupil is fully dilated and nonreactive, and the left pupil is 4 mm and reacts to light. What do these findings suggest?
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The nurse is reviewing the principles of pain. Which type of pain is due to an abnormal processing of the pain impulse through the peripheral or central nervous system?
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A patient who is visiting the clinic complains of having stomach pains for 2 weeks and describes his stools as being soft and black for approximately the last 10 days. He denies taking any medications. How should the nurse interpret these symptoms?
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During an abdominal assessment, the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right lower quadrant. The nurse recognizes this finding could indicate a problem with what structure?
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A 62-year-old man states that his physician told him that he has an inguinal hernia. He asks the nurse to explain what a hernia is. How should the nurse respond?
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A nurse assesses a 70-year-old patient’s recent memory. Which would the nurse ask the patient to recall?
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A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse’s best response to this information?
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The nurse will give Amoxicillin 25 mg/kg as ordered. How many tablet(s) of Amoxicillin is needed if the medication is supplied as 500 mg tablets and the patient weighs 10 kg?
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