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A patient’s heart disease has resulted in a reduction of stroke volume. Which compensatory mechanism is expected?

The health care provider orders an IV Heparin drip to begin at 18 units/kg/hr following a loading bolus dose of 30 units/kg IV. The Heparin label reads 25,000 units/500 mL. The patient weighs 172 lbs. How many units of Heparin will be administered for the IV bolus? (Round this answer to a whole number) Fill in the blank _______________ units

Questions #1-14 are based on the case study patient.The patient is admitted with a diagnosis of hypertensive emergency. Blood pressure is 244/142mmHg. Sodium nitroprusside is started. Which nursing interventions are most appropriate at this time? (Select all that apply)

A patient with a history of renal insufficiency is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. What will the nurse expect to do for this client precatheterization? (Select all that apply.)

Questions #1-14 are based on this case study.A nurse is obtaining information on a patient being seen in the clinic this morning. Patient Profile: 45-year-old African American male Last seen 2 months ago. At that time the patient’s blood pressure was 150/90mmHgThe nurse is concerned about possible white coat hypertension. Which action will the nurse plan to take?

The patient is to receive 0.225 mg digoxin (Lanoxin) intravenously (IV) over 5 minutes. It is diluted to 4 mL. How many mL will the nurse deliver each minute in order to push the drug over the time directed? (Round this answer to the tenth) Fill in the blank _____________ mL/min

The physician prescribes 500 mL of Lactated Ringers (LR) to run over 4 hours. The drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. At what drip rate will the nurse set this gravity flow IV to run so that the infusion is done on time?  (Round this answer to a whole number) Fill in the blank _______________  gtt/min

Questions #1-14 are based on the case study patient.Following dietary teaching, which statement made by the patient indicates that the teaching has been effective?

An insulin drip has been prescribed and is  to run at 0.1 unit/kg/hour. It is supplied as 500 mL 0.9% Saline with 500 units regular insulin. The patient weighs 143 lb. At how many mL per hour will the nurse set the infusion pump?  (Round this answer to the tenth) Fill in the blank _______________ mL/h

Presence of outer membrane in__________ bacteria make them more resistant to__________