During surgery, the nurse makes the following observations about the patient:

• Pulse rises from 68 beats per minute to 110 beats per minute.
• Temperature increases from 36.5 C to 38.50
• Muscles appear rigid.

The circulating nurse anticipates preparation of:

The nurse is administering nitroprusside by IV infusion for a client in hypertensive emergency. The nurse knows that the primary assessment will be:

The nurse is assessing a patient's postoperative wound and finds it has separated from the suture line with extrusion of the intestine through the opening. How does the nurse document this finding?

The nurse is preparing to witness the patient signing the operative consent form when the patient says, "I don't understand what the doctor said about the surgery." Which action should the nurse take next?

During surgery, the nurse makes the following observations about the patient:

• Pulse rises from 68 beats per minute to 110 beats per minute.
• Temperature increases from 36.5 C to 38.50
• Muscles appear rigid.

The circulating nurse anticipates preparation of:

The initial bundle of care in sepsis includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

During the first few days after surgery for cleft lip, which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is teaching a client with chronic renal failure (CRF) about the use of recombinant human erythropoietin (Epogen) Subcutaneous injections. Which statement indicates the client understands the teaching?

What are the most important nursing interventions for clients with possible renal calculi? List two.

Heparin 7,000 units is ordered. Heparin 5,000 units per ml is available. How many milliliters (ml) should the nurse administer?

(Do not round)

A patient is receiving Gabapentin (Neurontin), an anticonvulsant, but has no history of seizures. The nurse expects that the patient is receiving this drug for which condition?