A 46-year-old patient admitted to the hospital with an increased intracranial pressure (ICP), opens the eyes to verbal stimulation, ask the nurse to “leave my house now” when stimulated, and does not respond to a verbal command to move but attempts to push away a painful stimulus. The nurse records the patient’s Glasgow Coma Scale score as

          Which refractive error describes the vision of a patient for whom nearby objects are clear but objects at a distance are blurred?

What tube placement site would be the most appropriate for a client who is expected to be on a tube feeding for less than 4 weeks?

Which of the following is characteristic of Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition (PPN)?

If you inoculate a Kligler Iron tube with bacteria and the whole tube turns yellow indicates:

Which finding in a 5 year-old with cystic fibrosis would necessitate an increase in pancreatic enzyme dosage?

What condition would most likely contribute to development of GERD?

The nurse is conducting a health history of a patient. Which of the following statements would indicate a patient has presbyopia?

What describes an advantage of using a closed system for delivering enteral feedings?

In which way would a patient with chronic fat malabsorption benefit from using medium-chain triglycerides?