A 73 yr old gentleman arrives on your unit c/o sudden left l…

A 73 yr old gentleman arrives on your unit c/o sudden left leg pain. Assessment reveals a pale extremity, with very weak peripheral pulses by doppler. As an acute arterial occlusion is suspected, the physician orders a loading dose and maintenance infusion of IV heparin. Initial vitals are 156/84, 98, 24, wt. 218 lbs. MD orders include; Loading dose of heparin 80 units/kg IV push Maintenance dose of Heparin 20,000units/500mL D5W at 18 units/kg/hr How much Heparin will you give for the loading dose? [LoadingDose] After the loading dose, you ready the heparin drip for the maintenance infusion. What will you set the pump at? [PumpRate]  

A nurse is conducting a Rinne test on a patient to assess he…

A nurse is conducting a Rinne test on a patient to assess hearing. The nurse strikes the tuning fork and places it on the patient’s mastoid bone, and the patient reports hearing the sound for 10 seconds. The nurse then moves the tuning fork in front of the patient’s ear, and the patient reports hearing the sound for 5 seconds. Based on these findings, how should the nurse interpret the results?