Hypertensive Crisis is diagnosed when a patient's SBP is:

Your patient was placed on NPO status last night at midnight in anticipation of having surgery today at 0700. The start of surgery was delayed until 1500 today, and your patient just returned from the OR. The wife of the patient calls you to the room and says her husband is hungry. When you talk to the patient you notice he is sweating and when you feel his pulse is tachycardic. What is MOST likely the cause?

Your female patient with Type 1 Diabetes was brought into the Emergency Room because the family states she had been weak and fatigued after getting sick a couple of days ago. The patient is diagnosed with DKA. What do you anticipate will be ordered to treat this condition?

COPD is known to cause decreased levels of Oxygen saturation in the blood. This chronic hypoxemia can lead to the body to compensate and produce more Red Blood Cells (RBCs) which increases the Hematocrit. This result is called:

An 82-year-old client with COPD presents with restlessness, dyspnea, pursed lips, and tripod position complaining of "not being able to breathe". The nurse should question which of the following orders?

You have just given your patient 0.4 mg IVP of Naloxone for suspected opioid overdose, and the patient has regained consciousness and is breathing normally. Which of the following is your PRIORITY intervention?

Your patient in the Emergency Room reports having severe chest pain and you suspect a heart attack. Which of the following laboratory tests would be best to confirm your suspicions?

You are an RN in a busy Emergency Department who is caring for a patient who was brought in for an acute asthma attack about 5 minutes ago. Upon arrival, the patient was loudly wheezing and able to talk in 4 to 5 word sentences. A couple of minutes later as you are charting, you notice that you can no longer hear the patient wheezing. You know you should now.

You are caring for a patient with Type 1 diabetes who had surgery yesterday. Which of the following findings would MOST LIKLEY indicate that the patient is suffering a severe complication from their disease?

You are teaching your COPD patient the proper technique for pursed-lip breathing. Which of the following would BEST demonstrate effective technique?

You are teaching your patient about goals for their cholesterol/lipid levels. Which of the following goals is MOST accurate?