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The usual dose of chlorambucil is 0.1 – 0.2mg/kg/day. If the patient weighs 160lbs, what would be the maximum dose in mg each day?  If rounding is required, round to the 100thplace.  Enter a numeric value only.

The nurse is caring for a patient with a traumatic brain injury. The nurse knows that the primary mechanism for physiologic control of cerebral blood flow is

After you initialize a variable, subsequent uses of the variable name in expressions are known as ____.

If accused of malpractice, which of the following is the best proof that a nurse acted responsibly?

The patient is to receive 1 L of Lactated Ringer’s IV over 6 hrs. If the gtt factor is 10, what rate in gtts/min will you regulate the IV.  Enter a numeric value only.  

A patient who had a wrist cast applied 3 days ago calls from home, reporting that the cast is loose enough to slide off. How will the nurse respond?

The nurse is providing education on dietary measures that would be useful in preventing esophageal reflux. Which of the following dietary measures would be useful?

A nurse is preparing to perform a physical exam on a patient. She has found that it is best to perform the physical with a head-to-toe approach. Why is this important?

The nurse has sent cerebral spinal fluid to the lab after a lumbar puncture on a 4 year old with suspected bacterial meningitis. The anticipated results would include:

You have an order to give Amoxicillin that reads: 20mg/kg/day, divided into three equal doses. Your child weighs 28lbs, and the label on the bottle reads: 125mg/5mL. How many mL will you give for each dose? If rounding is required, round to the 10th place.  Enter a numeric value only.