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A nurse is preparing to flush and lock a CVAD catheter after an intermittent infusion. A positive displacement needleless connector is attached to the midline catheter hub. Which of the following is the proper clamping sequence to use with a positive displacement connector?  

A provider orders PN for a critically ill patient. Which medications can be safely added to the patient’s parenteral nutrition solution?

What is What-If-Analysis? When do you use it.

A nurse is transfusing a unit of packed RBCs when the patient develops signs and symptoms that include Dyspnea, Orthopnea, Cyanosis Tachycardia, Jugular venous distention, Increased BP, Cough. What type of transfusion reaction is the patient likely experiencing?

The nurse is preparing to hang a unit of whole blood on the patient. The unit contains 350 mL and the order is to infuse the blood over 4 hours. Calculate the flow rate in gtt / min for this infusion. Round the answers to the nearest whole number. The nurse has the following blood tubing administration set:  

A patient will have a midline catheter placed for IV fluids and antibiotics. A midline catheter is defined as a peripheral catheter that is placed:

A nurse is assessing an older adult patient who is disoriented to time and place. The nurse notes that the patient’s eyes are sunken, the mouth is coated, the tongue has an extra longitudinal furrow, and the patient’s lips are cracked. The patient’s hand vein filling takes more than 5 seconds; tenting is apparent over the sternum; and the vital signs are BP 110/60 mm Hg, pulse 62, and respiratory rate 12. Based on these assessment findings, which fluid or electrolyte imbalance should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is preparing to administer blood to a patient. Before hanging a unit of blood, the nurse is responsible for verifying which information with another nurse? (Select all that apply.)

Your patient with angina is prescribed a beta blocker. Beta blockers are effective as antianginals because they do what?

A nurse is monitoring a patient’s response to parenteral nutrition (PN) , which includes identification of complications. Which of the following is the most common complication associated with PN?