Which action is the priority for the forensic nurse examiner (RN-FNE) when caring for a patient who was abducted and gang-raped and is now in serious condition in the emergency department?

Which patient finding supports the nurse's decision to place a patient in the urgent triage category?

Provider's Order: Lactated Ringer's 2500 ml over 1 day

What is the hourly rate?

NOTE:

• DO NOT write the unit/s of measurement
• Enter your answer in whole number, example 133

An adult client with third-degree AV block is admitted to the cardiac care unit and placed on continuous cardiac monitoring. What rhythm characteristic will the ECG most likely show?

The nurse is exploring pain assessment with a group of new nurses. Which statements are true regarding pain assessment and management? (Select all that apply, one, some, or all.)

Which therapeutic technique may be used to enhance coping in the critical care environment?

A nurse is paying particular attention to the spiritual needs of a client today. The nurse identifies that spiritual beliefs can have a positive effect on general health of a client in which ways? Select all that apply.

A client age 56 years is experiencing withdrawal from alcohol and is placing themselves at risk for falls by repeatedly attempting to scale the bedrails. Benzodiazepines have failed to alleviate the client's agitation, and the nurse is considering obtaining an order for physical restraints to ensure client safety. The nurse should recognize that this measure may constitute:

A client prescribed a medication for hypertension started taking it 3 days ago and arrives in the emergency department with an edematous face and tongue and having a difficult time speaking. What medication is the nurse aware of that may produce this type of side effect?

A 17-year-old unconscious client has been admitted to the critical care unit in critical condition after a motor vehicle crash with proxy for health care decision-making assigned to the client's parents, who are divorced. When the client's hemoglobin drops to a critical level, the medical team approaches the parents regarding permission to initiate a blood transfusion, the client's mother, a practicing Jehovah's Witness, states that her child is also against such a medical intervention. The client's father does not share his ex-wife's belief that their child would refuse the lifesaving treatment and asks that the transfusion be given. What actions can be taken by the critical care nurse to assist in addressing this ethical dilemma that clearly involves the principles autonomy and beneficence? Select all that apply.

NOTE: Select 2 responses for this question

A patient has a new order for intermittent nasogastric feedings every 4 hours. The nasogastric tube is placed by the nurse. What is the most accurate method for confirming the placement of the tube before initiating the feeding?