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The patient has a NG tube connected to low wall suction. At 0930, the MD wrote an order to clamp the NG tube. The nurse emptied 280 mL of NG drainage. At 1100, the patient vomited 325 mL of bile-colored drainage. The NG tube was reconnected to suction and drained an additional 475 mL by the end of the shift. The patient’s wound drainage tube collected 60 mL of serosanguineous fluid. The patient’s indwelling urinary catheter drained 270 mL of dark amber urine. Calculate the patient’s output total: ___________ mL

Keflex 3g/4mL is your stock supply. The doctor orders Keflex 500mg q 8h IM. How many milliliters will you give for the correct dose? ________ mL (Round to the tenths. Enter the number(s) only in the blank).

At 0600, the nurse started an IV of 1 L 0.9% NS and set the infusion pump at 75 mL/hr. The patient was placed on strict I&O. At 1000 and 2200, the patient is scheduled to receive Cefazolin 1 g IVPB in 100 mL D5W (only the 1000 dose was given during this shift). For breakfast, the patient consumed 240 mL of orange juice and 120 mL of cream of wheat cereal. The patient was NPO except for ice chips after breakfast. During the shift, the patient took 8 ounces of ice chips and voided 525 mL. Calculate the patient’s total intake and output (I&O) starting at 0600 and ending at 1400. Intake:__[BLANK-1]______ mL Output: _[BLANK-2]______mL

Exhibit 3-4 Refer to Exhibit 3-4. A price of $6 in the market will result in a

If 1 ounce (oz) is equal to 30 mL, how many mL are there in 8 1/2 oz? _________ mL Fill in the blank with the number(s) only.  Round off your final answer to the whole number.  

Edema of the brain and increased intracranial pressure that occurs in children and is related to aspirin intake is a condition called:

A term used to describe an infectious disease caused by a bacillus that can be diagnosed with a positive sputum culture and a chest x-ray is:

The healthcare provider ordered 2.5 L of IV fluids to be infused at a rate of 150 mL/hr. The IV tubing set has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. You started the infusion at 0945 on 3/10. How long will it take for the infusion to complete? ______________

A complication of hypothyroidism can be:

Read the scenario and list the right of medication administration that has not been followed correctly by the nurse. There is only one correct answer to the question. Bryce McCoy, a 65-year-old patient admitted with chronic back pain, was prescribed morphine 4 mg IV every 4 hours PRN pain. When the nurse entered to administer the medication, the patient stated, “I don’t want morphine right now; I’d rather try to rest first.” The nurse, believing the patient’s pain would worsen, administered the medication despite the patient’s refusal. Name the right that has not been followed correctly by the nurse: ____[BLANK-1]______ Enter the letter (A, B, C, D, etc..) in the blank that corresponds with the Right that the nurse violated. If more than one answer is necessary, separate your answers with commas.  A. right client B. right medication C. right dose D. right route E. right time F. right documentation G. right indication H. right to know/education I. right to refuse J. right response K. right assessment