The nurse is supervising the care of the patient who suffered an embolic stroke of the right middle cerebral artery after a clot formed on the patient’s prosthetic mitral valve. Which instruction does the nurse provide to the unlicensed assistive personnel that will be most important to prevent bacterial endocarditis?
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The nurse is helping to ambulate a patient who is recovering from hip surgery and is a fall risk. An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) tells the nurse that another one of her assigned patients is in severe pain and requires pain medication. Which is the most appropriate action?
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The nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gases of 4 patients. The patient with which arterial blood gas result should be assessed first?
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