A patient admitted to the hospital is diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis, and has a blood glucose level of 436 and K+ of 5.6.  What is the priority action of the nurse when the patient first arrives on the unit?

A nurse is teaching a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) how to purse-lip breathe.  Which statement is correct regarding purse-lip breathing?  

A nurse is evaluating discharge teaching that has been completed for a patient following total laryngectomy. Which statement made by the patient indicates that the patient does not accept or understand the teaching?

A patient, hospitalized for a severe case of pneumonia, is asking a nurse why a sputum specimen is needed. Which statement by the nurse best explains the reason for a sputum specimen?

A patient with tuberculosis is being started on anti-tuberculosis therapy with isoniazid (INH).  Before giving the patient the first dose, the nurse ensures which baseline study has been completed?  

A patient is being discharged from the hospital following a bronchoscopy.   While reviewing discharge instructions, the patient makes all of the following statements to the nurse.  Which statement requires more teaching?  

Which protein inhibits skeletal muscle contraction, and what ion removes the inhibition?

The part of the neuron that conducts impulses away from its cell body is called a(n) _____.

When muscles are contracting under oxygen deficient conditions, they will form _____ to ensure they maintain a supply of ATP.

Which of the following is NOT one of the tarsal bones?