The provider orders dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min IV for a patient who weighs 60 kg.The IV solution is 400 mg of dopamine in 250 mL D5W, and the IV tubing has a drop factor of 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the nurse administer?
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What is the name of Cranial Nerve XII?
What is the name of Cranial Nerve XII?
Which of these is not a random laboratory error?
Which of these is not a random laboratory error?
If there is only a small amount of serum separated after cen…
If there is only a small amount of serum separated after centrifuging a tube of whole blood (and you need more for testing), what should you do?
Which of the following results may be found in a patient wit…
Which of the following results may be found in a patient with a degenerative left shift?
What is the name of Cranial Nerve VIII?
What is the name of Cranial Nerve VIII?
The nurse documents that a patient’s pupils are PERRLA. What…
The nurse documents that a patient’s pupils are PERRLA. What does this acronym mean?
Where does the nurse auscultate to assess the tricuspid valv…
Where does the nurse auscultate to assess the tricuspid valve?
The healthcare provider orders 1,200 mL of D5NS to be infuse…
The healthcare provider orders 1,200 mL of D5NS to be infused over 10 hours using an IV pump. At what rate (in mL/hr) should the IV pump be set?
A nurse is assessing a client with abdominal pain. The nurse…
A nurse is assessing a client with abdominal pain. The nurse performs pressure on McBurney’s point and notes increased pain upon release (rebound tenderness). What does a positive McBurney’s sign most likely indicate?