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The order is to infuse 500ml of D5.45%NS at 100ml/hr. The infusion started at 12 noon. The infusion will be completed at what time? Enter in military time. [BLANK-1]

A client, prescribed spironolactone (Aldactone), is at a risk for developing which electrolyte imbalance?

An older adult client who resides in a care facility has been prescribed an antihypertensive for the first time following many years of generally good health. When administering the first dose of the prescribed antihypertensive mediation to an older adult, the nurse should recognize which related risk due to potential side effects?

A nurse is administering iron dextran to a client admitted to the hospital for anemia. The client asks the nurse why they cannot just take their home dose of ferrous sulfate. What is the best response by the nurse?

A patient prescribed gemfibrozil is educated about its primary action. What is the expected therapeutic effect of this medication?

Patients taking cholestyramine should be monitored for which of the following potential complications?

The physician has ordered an infusion of 80 milliequivalents potassium in 1000 milliliters 5% dextrose for 12 hours starting at 1500. Gravity drip tubing sets are 15 drops/milliliter. The correct infusion rate is __________ drops/minute. Enter the numerical value only. Round to the nearest whole number.  [BLANK-1]

Cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for the Social Security system are based on changes in the __________.

Consider the probability distribution for the random variable X X , which represents a single dice roll. X X 1 2 3 4 5 6 P ( X ) P(X) 1 6 \frac{1}{6} 1 6 \frac{1}{6} 1 6 \frac{1}{6} 1 6 \frac{1}{6} 1 6 \frac{1}{6} 1 6 \frac{1}{6} Compute the expected value of X X , and express your answer as a decimal number (not a fraction).  (Recall that we have multiple notations for the expectation: E ( X ) E(X) , μ X \mu_X , sometimes X ¯ \bar{X} , depending on context.)

The process that provides citizens a way forward in the face of legislative inaction is the