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Ordered: Solu-Cortef (hydrocortisone sodium) 200 mg IM every eight hours. Pharmacy supplies Solu-Cortef 250 mg/2mL ampule. How many mL will the nurse administer intramuscular? [BLANK-1]

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A client is admitted to the orthopedic unit with a fractured femur after a motorcycle accident. The client has been placed in traction until the femur is stabilized with Intramedullary nail with rod in surgery. Which of the following would the nurse monitor for complications in this client? Select all that apply.

HEPARIN DOSE TITRATION PROTOCOL TABLE aPTT (seconds Infusion Less than 34 inc. 100units/hr 34-37 inc 100units/hr 38-44 inc. 50units/hr 45-54 keep at current rate 55-64 dec. 50units/hr 65-84 dec 100units/hr 85-100 dec 150units/hr 101-125 dec 200units/hr Greater than 125 Notify MD stat At 0800, the nurse starts an intravenous drip of heparin 25,000 units in 1,000mL D5W to infuse at 400 units per hour. A heparin protocol is used to titrate the heparin infusion every 6hours according to the aPTT lab results. THe aPTT result at 1400 hours is 40sec. Calculate the adjusted infusion rate in mL/hr that the nurse should set the intravenous pump at 1400hours.____mL/hr (Round to a whole number.)

A client with end-stage kidney disease is instructed to take calcium acetate orally at home. Which statement by the client indicates understanding of the purpose of this drug?

The nurse educator on an orthopedic trauma unit is reviewing the safe and effective use of traction with some recent nursing graduates. What principle should the educator promote?

The nurse is completing post-operative education for a transgender female client preparing for a vaginoplasty. Which statement reflects this approach?

A nurse is caring for a client who has human immune deficiency virus. Which of the following laboratory findings should suggest to the nurse that medication therapy is effective?

A nurse caring for a client who presents with the following clinical findings of 91% pulse oximetry saturation and audible wheezing. Which priority drug class should the nurse expect to initially administer?

A nurse is instructing a client in testicular self-examination. Which client statement indicates the need for additional teaching?