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The patient is to receive Phizerpen-AS 900,000 Units/24h to be given in equally divided doses q8h. How many units will you administer per dose?  If rounding is required, round to the 10th.  Enter a numeric value only.  

The IV has 250 ml left when you go into the patient’s room at 0435.  The gtt factor is 10gtt/ml.  The rate is 17gtts/min.  At what time will you need to hang the new bag of IV fluid?

An IV contains 20mEq of KCL in 500 ml of NS to infuse over 5 hours. How many mEq will the patient receive per hour?  If rounding is required, round to the 100th place.  Enter a numeric value only. 

The patient has 37.5mEq KCL ordered po bid. On hand is KCL 15mEq scored tabs.  How many tabs will you administer per dose?   Enter a numeric value only 

Which of the following interventions would be the best for a patient  with the nursing diagnosis of excess fluid volume?

A home health nurse is at the home of a client with diabetes mellitus and arthritis. The client has difficulty drawing up insulin.  It would be most appropriate for the nurse to refer the client to:

A patient with Type 1 diabetes is planning on exercising. What should the nurse recommend the patient do before exercising?

When planning nursing care for a client, objectives should be SMART. Specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely. Which example best describes an outcome that is measurable for a diabetic client?

The student nurse studying stomach disorders learns that the risk factors for acute gastritis include which of the following? (Select all that apply). 

In caring for a client with osteomyelitis, the priority nursing care is preventing and managing complications of what treatment?