The client is scheduled to undergo a thoracentesis. What will be the nurse’s priority intervention?

Your are called to a convenient store for an older, homeless man who appears intoxicated. He is not combative, but refuses to answer all of your questions. He has an old bandage on his leg. You should

An automated external defibrillator will only defibrillate two cardiac dysrhythmias.  They are ventricular tachycardia and

Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence?

The best way to assess for tidal volume is to

A 40 year old male presents with pain to the right upper quadrant of his abdomen. He is conscious and alert with stable vital signs. During your assessment, you note that his skin and sclera are jaundiced. You should suspect

Which of the following may give you a false pulse oximetry reading?

Your conscious patient is coughing and appears to have a mild partial airway obstruction. You should

Deoxygenated blood travels from the right ventricle to the lungs for gas exchange through what vessels?

Evaluating the mechanism of injury (MOI) helps us to determine