A patient with acute pancreatitis is NPO and has a nasogastric (NG) tube to suction. Which information obtained by the nurse indicates that these therapies have been effective?

During change-of-shift report on a medical unit, the nurse learns that a patient with aspiration pneumonia who was admitted with respiratory distress has become increasingly agitated. Which action should the nurse take first?

After the nurse gives IV atropine to a patient with symptomatic type 1, second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, which finding indicates that the drug has been effective?

A patient with cirrhosis and esophageal varices has a new prescription for propranolol (Inderal). Which finding is the best indicator to the nurse that the medication has been effective?

A patient with a pleural effusion is scheduled for a thoracentesis. Which action should the nurse take to prepare the patient for the procedure?

The nurse will teach a patient with chronic pancreatitis to take the prescribed pancrelipase (Viokase)

A patient whose heart monitor shows sinus tachycardia, rate 132, is apneic, and has no palpable pulses. What action should the nurse take next?

Which information given by a 70-yr-old patient during a health history indicates to the nurse that the patient should be screened for hepatitis C?

A patient has been admitted with acute liver failure. Which assessment data are most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?

To determine whether there is a delay in impulse conduction through the ventricles, the nurse will measure the duration of the patient’s