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17. The nurse is caring for a client who has experienced a traumatic injury to the left lower extremity.  There is a 6 cm laceration on the outside of the leg below the left knee.  The nurse would document the laceration is _______A_______ to the left knee and on the ____B_____aspect of the calf.   

8. Match each terminology 

Amniodarone 300 ml in 250 of D5W is to be infused in 30 minutes. At how many milliliters per hour would the nurse set the IV pump rate?

15. The nurse is prepping a patient for a CT scan.  The scan will take pictures of the patient’s body in slices.  The pictures are taken using the sagittal plane.  The nurse shows understanding of this information by stating which of the following?  

26. The nurse working on the immunology unit notes which of the following structures assist in patient immunity? Select All that Apply

11. The nurse is assisting with high school physicals.  The physician ask the nurse to line up all of the athletes and have them stand in anatomical position.  Which of the following would be the correct position?

You have a PCA pump. The patient has Morphine Sulfate 25 mg in 50 milliliters of normal saline. The patient’s dose is 1 mg milligrams per injection with a 10 minutes lock out. The patient has made 6 injections in the last 4 hours. How many milliliters has the patient received in the last 4 hours?

The nurse has just hung a new IV bag of 1000 milliliters of Normal saline. A 250 milliliter bolus of IV normal saline is to be infused over 15 minutes per IV pump.   At how many milliliters would the nurse set the volume to be infused?

Octreotide continuous infusion is ordered at 0.1 mg per hour. You have 250 mcg in 250 ml Normal Saline. At how many milliliters per hour would the nurse set the IV pump rate? You do not round with pumps . They will take decimals.

A group of clinic nurses are engaged in a staff meeting discussion about culture to improve culturally respectful care being given to the clients. Which statement by one of the nurses indicates the need for further clarification and education?