A 3-year-old patient is diagnosed with hydrocephalus. A ventricular shunt was placed to relieve the pressure. What is the nursing care priority for a patient who had a ventricular shunt put into place?

A 6-week-old infant has just been found to have gastroesophageal reflux. Practitioner has ordered the conservative treatment. What teaching is most important to discuss with the parents at this time?

Which of the following is not a treatment for Atrial Fibrillation?

A nephrotic syndrome diagnosis requires education on preventing infection.

A patient has an order for ampicillin 0.5 g IM every 6 hours.  The vial reads ampicillin 1000mg which, when mixed with 2.2 mL of sterile water, will yield 2.8 ml of drug solution.  How many mL of the drug will you administer (round to the nearest tenth if necessary)?

There are more deaths from cancers than cardiovascular disease.

What are the Systolic Blood Pressure values for stage 1 hypertension?

A community’s Public Protection Classification System is based on all of the following EXCEPT its:

An infant is diagnosed with RDS and is receiving oxygen therapy with an Fi02 of 0.8 and nasal CPAP set at 10 cm H20. The infant is experiencing progressive hypercapnia, and apneic episodes are appearing prolonged.  The next logical course of action is to: 

Chest pain when the heart muscle doesn’t get enough oxygen rich blood it is termed _________________. (select best choice)