You are working in the lab today for Heather, who is out sick. Taylor brings you two tubes of blood and asks you to perform a blood glucose test for Mrs. Gonzales. After Taylor leaves the lab, you notice that one of the tubes is not labeled and the other tube has only the letter S written on it. What action should you take?

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?

Describe the effects and potential risks associated with pica. include lead poisoning in the discussion.

Which of the following is the most common source of thermal injury to a patient during surgery? a. harmonic scalpel b. ligasure c. lasers d. electrosurgical unit