The nurse records a client’s hourly urine output from an indwelling catheter as follows: 0700: 36 mL 0800: 45 mL 0900: 85 mL 1000: 62 mL 1100: 50 mL 1200: 48 mL 1300: 94 mL 1400: 78 mL 1500: 60 mL The nurse can conclude that the client’s urine output should be described as which of the following?

A nurse is assessing a 72-year-old female patient who has a compound fracture of the left femur. Which of the following findings would alert the nurse that the patient may have a fat embolism?

Select the arterial blood gas that shows respiratory acidosis with hypoxemia?

Match the following theorist with an example of their theory.

A 55-year-old patient with newly diagnosed hypertension asks what lifestyle changes can help lower blood pressure. He currently smokes, drinks alcohol socially, and exercises occasionally.  What is the most appropriate nursing response?

A nurse is monitoring a patient in the intraoperative phase under general anesthesia. The patient’s temperature suddenly rises to 39.5°C (103.1°F), heart rate increases to 130 bpm, and muscle rigidity is noted. What is the most appropriate initial nursing action?

How many branches are found in the ECA?

A systolic velocity recorded from the origin of the ICA that is 125 cm/sec suggests which one of the following?

What does the black represent on the color scale (bar) on the left of this image? 

Write down the 4 segments of the internal carotid artery as shown in the PowerPoint slides.  (Example, 1 = _______________, 2 = ______________, 3 = _______________, 4 = _____________ )