Which insulin should NOT be mixed with any other insulin in the same syringe?
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A patient requires 500 mL of Lactated Ringer’s solution over…
A patient requires 500 mL of Lactated Ringer’s solution over 4 hours. The IV tubing delivers 15 drops per mL. If the infusion begins at 11:45 AM, when should it be done? The nurse knows that the patient will receive ___[BLANK-1]______ gtt/min and the infusion will be completed at ____[BLANK-2]______ (answer in military time) Enter answers only in the blanks.
A client weighs 210 lbs. Heparin IV infusion} Heparin sodium…
A client weighs 210 lbs. Heparin IV infusion} Heparin sodium 25,000 units in 1,000 ml of 0.9% normal saline. The order is to give a bolus with heparin sodium 80 units/kg, then initiate drip at 14 units/ kg/hr. (Round weight and infusion to the tenth. Enter only number(s) in the blank.) Calculate the heparin bolus dosage ____[BLANK-1]________;Calculate the initial infusion dose _____[BLANK-2]________ (Enter the number(s) only in the blank.)
A patient is prescribed 1,000 mL of 0.9% Normal Saline to be…
A patient is prescribed 1,000 mL of 0.9% Normal Saline to be infused at 90 mL/hr. How long will the infusion take?
A nurse is preparing to give a heparin bolus dose of 40 unit…
A nurse is preparing to give a heparin bolus dose of 40 units/kg to a patient weighing 90 kg. How many total units will the nurse administer?
A patient with aplastic anemia has an order for 1 unit of pa…
A patient with aplastic anemia has an order for 1 unit of packed red blood cells (250 mL) to be infused. The facility’s policy states to infuse the blood over 4 hours. The tubing drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should be given? _______ gtt/min
Your patient has a Heparin drip running at 29 mL/hr. The Hep…
Your patient has a Heparin drip running at 29 mL/hr. The Heparin bag reads 10,000 units/ 100 mL. How many units per hour is the patient receiving?
When assessing the type of insulin to be given to a client,…
When assessing the type of insulin to be given to a client, the nurse knows that Lispro, Aspart, Gluisine are all examples of a ___[BLANK-1]______ insulin analog. Select from the list of answers to fill in the blank. Fast- actingLong-acting
When preparing to change an IV site, which is a critical ste…
When preparing to change an IV site, which is a critical step?
Mr. Gibson is prescribed to receive 1000 mL of normal saline…
Mr. Gibson is prescribed to receive 1000 mL of normal saline over 8 hours. The IV tubing delivers 20 drops per mL. At what time should the infusion be completed if it starts at 10:00 AM? _____[BLANK-1]______Enter your answer in military time.