The normal PR interval is:

Which action should the nurse take first when a patient is seen in the outpatient clinic with neck pain?

In planning care for a patient with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), which of the following should the nurse identify as the highest priority goal of care?

A patient's blood gases show a pH of 7.53, PCO2 of 48, and HCO3 of 36 mEq/L. The nurse realizes that the acid-base disorder this patient is demonstrating is which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent infection?

You are working in an outpatient gastroenterology clinic when, during an elective colonoscopy, after hearing anesthesia say that they "lost track of how much Fentanyl was given," a patient requires frequent, vigorous stimulation in order to respond. You quickly realize that this patient is grossly over-sedated. A patient in this state is said to be:

What is the main hemodynamic parameter that measures preload?

Mr. T. W. is admited to your unit with a diagnosis of small bowel obstruction after swallowing a golf ball related to a freak golfing accident. Mr. T. W.'s urine output has been steadily decreasing, and pre-renal failure is suspected. Which of the following conditions would likely cause pre-renal failure?

A nurse is preparing to administer dabigatran to a client who has atrial fibrillation. The nurse should explain that the purpose of this medication is which of the following?

Which finding for a patient admitted with glomerulonephritis indicates to the nurse that treatment has been effective?

A client with severe sepsis related to an untreated rectal/vaginal fistula is admited to the floor. She has received two doses of Gentamicin. As luck would have it, she is now in acute renal failure. Which type of renal failure did the Gentamicin cause?