The nurse is caring for a patient who is unable to take oral medications because of persistent nausea and vomiting. The nurse decides to call the primary care physician and ask for a different medication administration route. This demonstrates the act of:

While the nurse is performing an assessment on Mr. O., he states, “I’m so tired of fighting to breathe that I wish I could just go to sleep and never wake up.” What is an appropriate response?

The next three questions are related to Mr. O as a case study patient. Mr. O. turns on his call light and states that he is “unable to get my air.” The nurse notes subclavicular retractions and a respiratory rate of 36 breaths per minute. His oxygen is flowing at 1 L/min via nasal cannula. What nursing intervention would not help to decrease his dyspnea? 

What is an important consideration when developing the nursing plan of care?

The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted to the emergency department with abdominal pain. The client speaks very little English and requires an emergency appendectomy. The nurse has enlisted the hospital interpreter to explain the procedure and help with informed consent. When the interpreter arrives, which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The twelve Federal Reserve Banks can best be characterized as:

Which of the following “backs” the value of money in the United States?

Refer to the graph above. If the supply of money was $200 billion, the interest rate would be:

Checkable deposits are money because they are:

In the mid-1970s, changes in oil prices greatly affected U.S. inflation. When oil prices rose, the U.S. would experience: