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A patient who is connected to a cardiac monitor develops a heart rate of 40 beats per minute. Which of the following actions should a nurse take first?
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A patient is brought to the emergency department following a severe automobile accident. By the time the patient's spouse arrives, the patient has died. The spouse demands to see the body. Which of the following responses should a nurse make?
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A community health nurse teaches a mother comfort measures for her six-year-old child who has varicella zoster. Which of the following actions, if taken by the mother, requires further intervention?
4.
Before administering the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 12-year-old child, it is essential that a nurse assess for an allergy to
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A nurse is caring for a patient on a mechanical ventilator with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). The nurse should recognize that the purpose of this treatment is to
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A nurse is planning a community education presentation on domestic violence. Which of the following factors should the nurse include?
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A nurse is caring for a patient who has just had an endotracheal tube inserted. Which of the following actions would the nurse take first?
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When caring for a patient who is on a mechanical ventilator, the nurse should monitor the patient for which of the following complications?
9.
Which of the following nursing interventions would be most effective in helping a parent who is grieving the loss of a young child?
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Which of the following nursing actions should be carried out first when a patient requires tracheostomy care?