A 64-year-old male unrestrained driver was  admitted to the trauma unit after a head-on automobile collision while returning home from his 3-times-per-week hemodialysis. He is mechanically intubated, but there  are reports that he responds to simple commands. He sustained multiple bone fractures and right hemothorax requiring chest tube placement. The current vital signs are blood pressure 90/48, heart rate 128, and temperature 98.40 F. What is the most appropriate method for management of his end-stage renal disease?

Empiric antimicrobial therapy can best be described as:

The serious hypersensitivity reaction of Steven Johnson Syndrome is associated with which antimicrobial agent?

A 32-year-old woman is noted to have persistent hypotension from suspected toxic shock syndrome despite 6 L of normal saline given intravenously. Which of the following is the best next step?

A possible adverse reaction to a long-term (>2wks) course of therapy with Linezolid is:

The serious hypersensitivity reaction of Steven Johnson Syndrome is associated with which antimicrobial agent?

A possible adverse reaction to a long-term (>2wks) course of therapy with Linezolid is:

When asked by a patient’s wife regarding the patient’s possible diagnosis of AIDS, the nurse practitioner is guided by the ethical principle of:

As the AG-ACNP, you are caring for a 45-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer, and she refuses further treatment.  Which of the ethical principles does this represent?

The ethical principle of “first do no harm” is called: