A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is planned for a patient hospitalized with possible endocarditis. Which action included in the standard TEE orders will the nurse need to accomplish first?

Diltiazem (Cardizem) is prescribed for a patient with newly diagnosed Prinzmetal’s (variant) angina. Which action of diltiazem is accurate for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

The nurse is reviewing laboratory results and notes a patient’s activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) level of 28 seconds. The nurse should notify the health care provider in anticipation of adjusting which medication?

Which lab value would the nurse anticipate when caring for an older patient with a UTI?

Which age related change occurs to bone marrow? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.

Which function in the spleen removes old RBCs from circulation?

Hemochromatosis is caused by which mechanism?

Which activator converts plasminogen to plasmin during the fibrinolysis process?   

Which action would the nurse take first when caring for a patient who is admitted with sickle cell crisis?

Which action would the nurse take when infusing fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) to a patient with acute blood loss?