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I know of someone who overslept for clinical and received a clinical warning on the first day. Then they had to make it up another day. Some instructors do not tolerate lateness.

Congrats!! I have an issue with PDA as well. So can the nursing assistant perform glucose meters? I have read different things, some saying it's not in their scope of practice and other resources stating they can perform them if they are experienced and trained to do so??

No answer or rationale to this, just an example. Thank you for your input!

Thank you for your help!! I was leaning towards option 1 since I was thinking 'life-threatening' and acute vs. something that was more expected on assessment. I will definitely keep the 'right now' and 'might be later' in mind!!

No, answer choice 1 does not state any spinal cord injury, only the sudden severe headache. This is how I am thrown off. I don't have any more information than what is given. I am thinking of what kinds of complications the options can cause and which one is more severe. Or do I answer based on what is stated and not make assumptions??

Who would you see first between these two pts? 1) Pt who is complaining of a sudden severe headache. 2) Pt who has DVT and is complaining of calf pain. I may be reading too far into these kind of questions. I am able to eliminate 2 answer choices and am left with the other 2 more serious conditions/complications. When I think sudden severe headache I'm thinking increased ICP. It could also a mean life-threatening situation such as autonomic dysreflexia. If it sudden, it is acute. However, it does not state in the answer choice what it actually is. DVT is a serious condition as well and it could lead to pulmonary embolism and clots in other areas if not treated. So my question is, which one would you select?

You would not elevate the HOB to 90 degrees but to 30-45. Suctioning and fluids would cause ICP to increase. Answer would be C. administer stool softeners.