The nurse is caring for a patient who has been taking diuretics on a long-term basis. A fluid volume deficit is suspected. Which assessment finding is likely to be associated with this condition?

The physician orders furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IVP (IV push) for a patient with fluid volume overload. Which of the following is a possible adverse effect of furosemide?

On admission to the hospital, the patient’s serum sodium is 125 mEq/L. Which of the following statements accurately describes the pathophysiologic effect at the cellular level?

What is the widely used carcinoma classification system that provides a way of describing the size, location, and spread of a tumor?

You are the charge nurse of a medical-surgical unit. Recently, your hospital implemented Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) to reduce medical errors and promote safety. You learn that some nurses are overriding the system. Some RNs do not awaken the patients to scan their barcodes before administering an IV push medication and scan the chart label instead. Some RNs have overridden the barcode warning, assuming that it was a technological glitch. Other RNs are charting that medications were given when they have been left at the bedside. Your staff members state that they understand that BCMA reduces errors, but it is more time consuming and there are equipment issues.(10 points) List 3 driving factors which would facilitate this change moving forward and 3 restraining factors which might be hindering the change.(10 points) Describe 3 strategies you could employ now to promote Lewin’s refreezing stage of the new BCMA system.

What is not a likely symptom of ovarian cysts?

Why is it imperative that a clinician aggressively diagnose and treat chronic pelvic pain in adolescents?

What is the best definition of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)?

Group B Streptococcus and Escheria coli are the primary bacterial causes of urinary tract infections in pregnancy.

The period of organogenesis occurs during: