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AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Exam / PALS Exam (answered)-A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infant's pulse. Which is the max time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infant's pulse before starting CPR? - 10 secs A 4 yr old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irreg...

Exam 1: NUR172 / NUR 172 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Intravenous Therapy for the Practical Nurse Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A – Hondros Q: Reasons for IV Therapy Answer: Resuscitation-goal to correct hypovolemic and septic shock Replacement-used after hemorrhage, GI losses, starvation Maintenance-used for patients on NPO Q: LPN can insert peripheral IV where Answer: antecubital space, forearm, and the hand Q: Length of IV catheter LPN may insert Answer: 3 inches or shorter Q...

Exam 3: NUR101 / NUR 101 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: How to do dorsalis pedis pulse Answer: Very light touch, normally lateral and parallel with the extensor tendon of the big toe. Question: Pitting edema Scale Answer: 1+ Mild pitting, slight indentation, no perceptible swelling 2+ Moderate pitting, indentation subsides rapidly 3+ Deep pitting, indentation remains, leg looks s...

A client has a new prescription for spironolactone (Aldactone). Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse recognize as a reason to withhold the morning dose of the medication and notify the provider? a. Serum sodium 138 mEq/L b. Serum potassium 5.2 mEq/L c. Serum creatinine 1.2 mEq/L d. Serum chloride 106 mEq/L b. Serum potassium 5.2 mEq/L A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed daily doses of both digoxin (Lanoxin) and furosemide (Lasix). The client's potassiu...

BSN 266 HESI Med Surg Practice V2 (New 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales|100% Correct| Grade A- Nightingale QUESTION A 77-year-old female client is admitted to the hospital. She is confused, has no appetite, is nauseated and vomiting, and is complaining of a headache. Her pulse rate is 43 beats per minute. Which question is a priority for the nurse to ask this client or her family on admission? "Does the client: A. have her own teeth or dentures?"...

What is the correct order of steps in the In-Hospital Chain of Survival for adults? -High Quality CPR -Early Recognition and prevention -Post Cardiac Arrest Care -Defibrillation -Activation of Emergency Response -Recovery - 1. Early Recognition and prevention 2.Activation of Emergency Response 3.High Quality CPR 4.Defibrillation 5.Post Cardiac Arrest Care 6.Recovery What are the correct actions to take for Scene Safety and Assessment - -Look for no breathing and only gasping and che...

PHTLS Pre-Test 9th Edition (Latest 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A Q: When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be? a) Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector b) Pulse oximetry c) Listening to lung sounds d) Waveform capnography Answer: Waveform capnography Q: A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and respirat...

Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 15th Edition by Gerard J. Tortora & Bryan H. Derrickson - Complete Elaborated and Latest Test Bank. ALL Chapters(1-29) included and updated for 2023 1 An Introduction to the Human Body 2 The Chemical Level of Organization 3 The Cellular Level of Organization 4 The Tissue Level of Organization 5 The Integumentary System 6 The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue 7 The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton 8 The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton 9 Joints 10 Mus...

Exam 2: BIOS 255 / BIOS255 (2024/ 2025 Update) Anatomy and Physiology III Complete Guide | 100% Correct| Grade A -Chamberlain Q: Factors affecting venous return Respiratory pump, gravity, skeletal muscles, and blood flow Q: Colloid osmotic pressure is due to Answer: Plasma protein: albumin, fibrinogen, globulins, and Q: Venous drainage of brain, major vein Answer: Internal jugular vein Q: Inferior vena cava drainage Answer: Everything inferior to diap...

NURS 6630 LATEST FINAL EXAMS 2024 (4 NEWEST VERSIONS)/NURS 6630 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY LATEST FINAL EXAMS VERIFIED WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+| NEWEST VERSIONS What baseline levels should you perform before initiating an anti-ADHD medication? QUIZ 2 Which medication(s) requires a test dose to determine accurate use of the drug (i.e., how addicted the patient truly is on a certain drug) before beginning a titration schedule to withdrawal the patient? NURS 6630 LATEST ...