The most important “second front” opened by the Allies in Europe was created in June 1944 with the  

A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of small bowel obstruction and is vomiting large amounts of greenish fluid. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?

  The growth of credit and consumerism further illustrated the disparity between  

A 54-year-old female patient with a history of hypothyroidism presents to the clinic for a follow-up. She has been taking levothyroxine 100 mcg daily. Her recent labs show a TSH of 8.2 mIU/L (normal: 0.4–4.0 mIU/L) and a free T4 that is slightly below the reference range. She reports persistent fatigue, weight gain, and cold intolerance. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing action?

A 62-year-old woman with a history of hypothyroidism presents to the emergency department in a state of stupor. Her skin is cool and dry, and she is exhibiting shallow, slow respirations. Her blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg, heart rate 50 bpm, and temperature is 95°F (35°C). She is also showing signs of hypoglycemia and hyponatremia. What is the priority nursing intervention for this patient?

  Although Lenin wanted to establish, for the short term, a state-capitalist economic system in Russia that resembled the successful European wartime economies, the necessities of the civil war pushed the government to a more radical economic system known as  

  Although German scientists were the first to create a nuclear chain reaction, the first nuclear reactor, which was needed to build an atomic bomb, was constructed at the  

A patient receiving hemodialysis suddenly complains of nausea, restlessness, disorientation and a headache. The nurse notes twitching in the patient’s face and hands. Which complication should the nurse suspect?

  In a 1947 speech to Congress, the American president set out his policy of support for the resistance of “free peoples” to communism by tying politics to economics; it would be a choice between “two ways of life.” This policy was known as the ________ Doctrine.  

A nurse is teaching a patient who will begin long-term glucocorticoid therapy for chronic asthma. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?