Antibody testing has confirmed that a man is positive for the hepatitis A virus. Which patient statement suggests that he understands his new diagnosis? 

A woman with blood type B-positive is involved in a severe car accident.  She is transfused with O-negative blood.  What is a likely result?

A patient has a mycoplasma infection.  What manifestations is the patient likely to have?

In which of the following situations would the stress response be used to prevent blood pressure from dropping too low?

A man is scheduled for a procedure to aspirate excess fluid from his scrotum.  What type of problem might he have?

A patient is admitted with diarrhea and dehydration. He has had at least four foul-smelling, bloody, mucus filled loose stools every three hours for three days. What does the nurse anticipate that the physician will order? 

A patient in the intensive care unit is diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Select the most appropriate description of this syndrome. 

An acute attack develops with angle-closure (narrow-angle) glaucoma when the:

The nurse in the emergency department received change-of-shift report on four patients with hypertension. Which patient should the nurse assess first?

A patient presents to the emergency department having missed his dialysis two days ago. The EKG shows tall peaked T waves and a wide QRS interval. Which electrolyte disturbance does the nurse suspect?