Admission vitals for a patient with C4 injury are as follows: BP 110/60, P 62, R 16. The patient care technician just charted vital signs as BP 170/90, P 55, R 20. The patient is complaining of a sudden severe headache, has facial flushing, sweating, and wants something for a headache. What is the nurse’s priority action?

In a criminal trial, guilt must be proven _________________.

The professionals that make up the Courts branch of the criminal justice system include:

A patient suddenly develops the rhythm below. The patient is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. What is the treatment for this rhythm? q28 test 2.jpg

Split sentencing is the practice of sentencing offenders to prison, allowing them to apply for probationary release, and enacting such release in a surprise fashion.

A patient with pancreatitis complains of moderate dyspnea. He requires increasing amounts of supplemental oxygen yet his PaO2 has not improved and remains below normal. The nurse recognizes that if the source of this patient’s infection does not respond to treatment and the condition progresses, the patient is at risk to develop which of the following?

A model of criminal punishment in which an offender is given a fixed term that may be reduced by good time or gain time is called ________ sentencing.

All powers are delegated to the federal government while none remain with the states.

To be a good law, a particular punishment or range of punishments must not be specified.

In the United States, the most frequently cited crime statistics come from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR).