A patient will be placed on dexmedetomidine post operatively. What is a true statement regarding this medication?

A patient is two hours post-op from surgery and has the following vital signs in the table below. The nurse expects to start which intervention?   CVP1 mmHg CI2 L/min/m2 BP88/56  Hgb12 g/dl Hct36 %   SvO265% HR130 SVR1000 dyne/s/cm-5 Resp12 O2 Saturation94%   

Microphotography is useful in criminal investigations because it renders bruises and injuries visible long after their actual occurrence.​

​The basic purpose of crime scene photography is to record the entire crime scene permanently.

The basic concepts of American law enforcement and criminal justice originated in ____________.  

​If an officer did not see who signed a check, the statement “the check was signed, John Doe” is more objective than “the check was signed by John Doe.”

A patient arrives in the Emergency Room with an upper GI hemorrhage from esophageal varices. Estimated blood loss is 1800 ml. What signs and symptoms/values does the nurse expect?

The order reads to start a patient on a Heparin drip at 18 units per kg per hour.  Heparin is mixed 25,000 units in 250 mL bag.  The patient weighs 75 kg. How many mL/hr will the Heparin be infusing?  Round to the nearest 10th.  Do not put units of measurment in the answer.  

Which complication could occur if the cuff pressure exerted from an endotracheal tube is too high or the endotracheal tube is left in place for over 17 days?

The nurse is assessing a patient post cardiac surgery. Which assessment findings will cause the nurse to suspect cardiac tamponade?  Select all that apply