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The nurse assesses a new patient and finds the patient short of breath with a respiratory rate of 32 and lying supine in bed.  What is the priority nursing action?

A physician orders 1000 mL of normal saline to infuse at a rate of 50 mL/hr. The nurse plans on hanging a new bag in how many hours?

Client is receiving isoproterenol at 30 mL/hr.  The solution available is 2 mg of isoproterenol in 250 mL D5W.  Calculate the following:   1.  ______ mg/hr: 2.  ______mcg/min: 

When assessing Glasgow Coma Scale, what are the components? (Select all that apply)

Physician’s order:  900 mL of D5W to infuse over 11 hours. You will set the pump for ____ mL/hr.

What does PERRLA stand for

The nurse is completing a fall risk assessment on a patient. Which of the following findings would indicate that the patient is a fall risk? Select all that apply.

A patient is admitted to the hospital with severe dyspnea and wheezing.  Arterial blood gas levels on admission are pH: 7.26; PaCO2: 55; HCO3: 24. You interpret these laboratory values to indicate:

The physician on call pages you to ask if the patient you are taking care of is afebrile. Which of the following vital signs would you find in an afebrile patient?

Order:  gentamycin 30 mg IVPB in 40 ml D5W to infuse over 30 minutes. Stock:  Vial of gentamycin 40 mg/mL How many mL of gentamycin will you add to the IVPB solution? Round to the nearest tenth.