The nurse is caring for a ventilated client.  Current ventil…

The nurse is caring for a ventilated client.  Current ventilator settings are: SIMV, rate=14, tidal volume=450 mL, PEEP=5, PS= 10, FIO2=0.4.  The nurse hears the ventilator alarm and notes that the ventilator screen indicates a high pressure alarm.  Which of the following could cause the high pressure alarm on a ventilator?

The nurse obtains the rhythm strip below on a client who has…

The nurse obtains the rhythm strip below on a client who has had a myocardial infarction and makes the following analysis: no visible P waves, P-R interval not measurable, ventricular rate 162, R-R interval regular, and QRS complex wide and distorted, QRS duration 0.18 second. The nurse interprets the client’s cardiac rhythm as

A client is being admitted to the emergency department with…

A client is being admitted to the emergency department with chest pain. The client supplies the following list of medications to the nurse. The healthcare provide has ordered sublingual nitroglycerin stat for the client.  Which of the following medications might pose a significant threat if combined with nitroglycerin?