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MedicCast
A podcast by a Paramedic/Current nursing Student.
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NCLEX Style Study Question
Correct answer now posted by Tanya…
The mother of a premature infant demonstrates knowledge of her son’s growth and development when she tells the nurse:
“If his respirations are the normal rate and he isn’t retracting or grunting. I won’t need to bring him in for an oximeter reading.”
“His skin will have less chance of friction or […]
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Nursing Studio Podcast #6
Nursing Studio Podcast #6
Featuring Nursing News, some Podsafe Music, I talk about Rhabdo, State of Nursing Workforce, and 3rd degree heart block.
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Categories: Nursing
NCLEX Style Study Question
Correct answer now posted by Tanya…
A nurse assigned to work on a new unit in a nursing home. The clients are elderly, alert, ambulatory or out of bed in wheelchairs. When administering medications, the nurse enters a client’s room and finds the client sitting on the side of a bed. Which of the following is […]
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NCLEX Style Study Question
Correct answer now posted by Tanya…
In performing CPR, the primary goal of the nurse is to
return the heart to normal rhythm
maintain acid-base balance
maintain circulation to vital organs
correct fluid volume deficit
Source: Question & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL
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NCLEX Style Study Question
The nurse is in an emergency situation, and needs to take a verbal order from the physician to administer a medication. What legal responsibilities are required regarding verbal orders?
Only nursing supervisors can take verbal orders from physicians
The charge nurse on duty needs to cosign the order within 2 hours
The verbal order should be signed by […]
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