The vital sign assessment of a person with a head injury at 0800 am were as follow: temperature (T), 97° F; pulse (P), 86; respiration (R), 18; and blood pressure (BP), 140/86.           Which assessment made 30 minutes later is indicative of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)?   

Which intervention would the nurse implement to provide relief of the patient’s discomfort when presenting to the clinic with a red, swollen, circumscribed, acutely tender area near the eye and in the lid margin?

The most important mineralocorticoid regulator (secreted by Zona glomerulosa; first layer in adrenal glands) of electrolyte concentrations in extracellular fluids is ________.

What stage of mitosis?  

During the neurologic assessment, the patient is unable to respond verbally to the nurse but cooperates with the nurse’s directions to move his hands and feet. The nurse will suspect

Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include in the discharge teaching of a patient being discharged home after cataract surgery?

A young child admitted to the pediatric unit has fever, irritability, and vomiting with suspected bacterial meningitis. Which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) result should the nurse anticipate based on these data?

How many chrmomatids are in tetrad?

During a neurologic examination, the patient demonstrates a positive Romberg’s sign with eyes closed, but not with eyes open. The nurse determines these findings to be indicative of which condition?

Occupations that are associated with getting things accomplished are often conceptualized as __________ professions.