A patient has just entered the early phase of septic shock, and a pulmonary artery (Swan‑Ganz) catheter has been inserted for hemodynamic monitoring. As the nurse reviews the initial readings, which pattern of values would be expected during this stage of septic shock?

A patient’s hemodynamic profile shows the following values: Cardiac output (CO): 3 L/min Cardiac index (CI): 1.5 L/min/m² Systemic vascular resistance (SVR): 500 dynes/sec/cm⁵ Central venous pressure (CVP): 1 mmHg Based on this pattern, the nurse recognizes these findings as most consistent with which type of shock?

Identify and describe the significance of ONE of the following terms (approximately one paragraph):   CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY/ABSOLUTE MONARCHY PARLIAMENT HENRY VIII PROTESTANT REFORMATION/MARTIN LUTHER ELIZABETH I ANGLICAN CHURCH/PURITANS SPANISH ARMADA/PIRATES/PRIVATEERS JAMES I CHARLES I/ENGLISH CIVIL WAR/OLIVER CROMWELL ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S DAY MASSACRE/CHARLES IX EDICT OF NANTES/HENRY IV CARDINAL RICHELIEU LOUIS XIV RESTORATION/CHARLES II EXCLUSION CRISIS/JAMES II MONMOUTH’S REBELLION/WILLIAM OF ORANGE/GLORIOUS REVOLUTION ENGLISH DECLARATION OF RIGHTS SECOND HUNDRED YEARS WAR SIR EDMOND ANDROS  

A 58‑year‑old patient arrives in the ICU after several hours of vomiting blood due to a suspected upper GI hemorrhage. The nurse notes cool, clammy skin; a heart rate of 138; blood pressure of 78/46; respiratory rate of 26; and a central venous pressure (CVP) of 1 mmHg. The patient’s urine output for the past hour is 10 mL.  What is the nurse’s first priority action?

What is the term for the systematic process in which an organization measures its performance, processes, or practices against industry leaders or competitors to identify improvement opportunities and establish best practices?

According to Cialdini’s principles of persuasion, a university notices when they publicly display the number of students who have already registered for an event, even more student’s sign up.  What principle best explains this outcome?

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A 28-year-old woman presents to the emergency department 6 hours after being bitten on the hand by a bat while camping. She reports minimal pain and no visible bite marks on examination. The bat flew away and is unavailable for testing. She has no history of rabies vaccination and is otherwise healthy with up-to-date tetanus immunization.

The informatics nurse specialist is educating a provider’s office staff about speech-recognition software. What fact(s) will the nurse include in the teaching session? Select all that apply.

A nurse is using a smartphone to assist with bedside client care. What is the primary reason the nurse uses a smartphone at the bedside?