The 34-year-old male patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department an hour after a witnessed car accident occurred in which he sustained a laceration to his right femoral artery. The paramedics placed a tourniquet and held pressure until arrival to the emergency department, but significant blood loss is estimated. The nurse anticipates the initial complete blood count will reveal which results?
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The patient first experienced chest pain 12 hours ago and was diagnosed with a myocardial infarction. The patient’s myoglobin level is noted to be roughly 5 times the normal level. The nurse makes which prediction about the patient’s myoglobin level in 12 hours from the current level?
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The nurse is supervising the student nurse in the insertion of a peripheral intravenous catheter. The nurse observes the student nurse apply a tourniquet, clean the insertion site, and insert the needle into the skin and get a flash of blood in the chamber. The nurse continues to quietly observe if the student nurse performs which action?
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