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    Patient:  Krista W. Reynolds Allergies:  Penicillin, Ampicillin MRN:  00549143 Admission Weight:  144 lbs. DOB:  01/14/2002 Diagnosis:  Ectopic Pregnancy, Syphilis Provider Orders:   1)  Prep patient for exploratory laparotomy with possible salpingectomy, dilation and curretage.   2)  Type and crossmatch for 2 Units PRBCs. 3)  NPO 4)  Morphine Sulfate 2 mg IV now. 5)  Ampicillin 1 g in 50 mL D5W over 45 minutes STAT and then every 8 hours.   The nurse receives the information above on a new client with updated orders.  Identify the correct infusion rate (mL/hr) for the IV Ampicillin.

A nurse is assessing a pregnant patient who says she drinks five to seven alcoholic drinks per week. What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who is being evaluated for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to manage menopausal symptoms. Which finding would be a contraindication to HRT?

A client who is 27 weeks’ pregnant presents to the primary health care provider’s office for her regularly scheduled visit. The nurse reviews the following documented findings: Client Result Reference Range 1-hour Glucose Tolerance Test: 155 mg/dL  Less than 130 mg/dL   Based on the above results, what action would the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is performing a prenatal examination on a client in the third trimester.  The nurse begins an abdominal examination and performs Leopold maneuvers.  What is the nurse able to determine using Leopold maneuvers?

(a) Based on the graph, which country (or countries) would likely have seen increases in COVID death rate after April 23, 2020? Explain your answer.(b) Which country (or countries) had the highest decline in COVID-19 death rate between Feb 28 and April 23, 2020, and what do you think might have led to this steep decline?

Q30.  A patient develops neutropenia after receiving chemotherapy. Which information about ways to prevent infection will the nurse include in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)

Q13. The nurse is caring for a patient with left-sided lung cancer. Which finding would be most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

Q33. A nurse planning a community program on breast cancer screening guideline would include which recommendation about screening in average risk women?

Q20. A patient diagnosed with breast cancer that has a “triple negative”. The nurse anticipates chemotherapy and what other type of treatment for a local advanced triple-negative breast cancer with PD-L1 positive biomarker?