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A patient weighs 215 pounds. The physician orders dopamine to infuse at 5 mcg/kg/min. Dopamine is mixed 800 mg in 250 ml of D5NS. At what rate in ml/hr do you set the pump to infuse? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.  Do not put units of measurment in the answer. Math Formulas may be used on Exams When calculating a weight in kilograms round to the nearest hundredth and then use that number to calculate the dosage.  Round your final answer as indicated in the question.  ml/hr = mcg x kg x 60      or mcg x kg x 60 divided by mcg/ml                           mcg/ml mcg/kg/min = mcg/ml x ml/hr divided by kg divided by 60 mcg/min= mcg/ml x ml/hr divided by 60 ml/hr = mg drip ordered to infuse at x 60 divided by mg/ml ml/hr = mcg drip ordered to infuse at x 60 divided by mcg/ml [BLANK-1]

A patient with COPD has the following arterial blood gas (ABG) result: pH 7.22, PaCO2 69, HCO3 28 and PaO2 48.  Which action should the nurse take?

Refers to the systematic method of worship in the Catholic church as well as describing a medieval coval genre of church music employing the Latin text.

A patient arrives in the Emergency Room with an upper GI hemorrhage from esophageal varices. Estimated blood loss is 1800 ml. What signs and symptoms/values does the nurse expect?

Using the chart below, which order should the nurse question before administering the 0900 medications? Time B/P HR Resp O2 Saturation 0600 150/80 88 16 95 0900 94/68 54 16 90

What are indications for insertion of an arterial line?  Select all that apply.

A patient’s monitored rhythm shows frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVC’s). Initial laboratory results are listed below. Which intervention would be most effective in treating the patient’s PVC’s?     Sodium 135mEq/L Potassium 3mEq/L Chloride 105mEq/L HCO3 14mEq/L pH 7.3 PaO2 80mmHg   Magnesium 2.5mEq/L Calcium 9.4mg/dL Glucose 220mg/dL BUN 28mg/dL PCO2 32mmHg Creatinine 2.1mg/dL   

Digital cameras have not yet been approved for court use for crime scene photography.​

​A sketch drawn or personally witnessed by an investigator that accurately portrays a crime scene and that is allowed into evidence is referred to as:

A patient has a low cardiac index and a high systemic vascular resistance.  The patient has a heartrate of 90 bpm and is in a normal sinus rhythm with respirations 16/min.  The preload is normal. Which medication would most benefit the patient?