The patient with a history of colon cancer presents to the emergency department reporting significant abdominal pain, bloating, and vomiting. Which question to garner more information about the emesis is most important?
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The patient with severely elevated intracranial pressure that has been well-controlled with medication and CSF drainage is intubated and sedated; the most recent arterial blood results are as follows: pH = 7.32, pCO2 = 35 mm Hg, PaO2 = 58, HCO3- = 16, Base excess = -7. The nurse advocates for which order to change ventilatory support?
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The patient has a 20 gauge IV in the left antecubital fossa and is receiving D5W at 150 mL/h. Upon assessment, the nurse notes the site is swollen and cool to the touch; there is no erythema. Which term does the nurse use to document this finding?
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