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 A prescription calls for Heparin sodium 1500 units/hour by continuous intravenous (IV) infusion.  The pharmacy prepares the medication and delivers an IV bag labeled Heparin sodium 25,000 units/ 250 ml D5W.  An infusion pump must be used to administer this medication.  The nurse would prepare to set the infusion rate at how many milliliters/hour to deliver the ordered 1500 units/hour?

Older adults tend to experience age-related changes to gastrointestinal function. Which of the following statements are true about these changes? (Select all that apply). 

Match the psychological theories of aging with their definitions.

The nurse must review discharge teaching prior to releasing an admitted client from the medical-surgical unit. The nurse demonstrates effective methods of communicating with a client diagnosed with presbycusis when she does which of the following?

Regular insulin, 26 units/hour, is ordered to be administered by continuous intravenous (IV) infusion.  The pharmacy prepares the medication and delivers an IV bag labeled 100 units of regular insulin in 100 ml of normal saline. An infusion pump must be used to administer the medication.  The nurse would prepare to set the infusion rate at how many milliliters per hour to deliver the ordered 26 units per hour?

 What is true of growth and development?  (Select all that apply).

 The nursing student is preparing to administer medication to a client. After confirming the prescription information is correct, the student begins to worry about drug actions and interactions. The student understands that a prescribed drug may cause the following unexpected reactions:

Older adults tend to experience decreased blood vessel elasticity that predisposes them to hypertension.  

When discussing his life with the nurse, an older adult client explains he is satisfied with his career and personal life and has no regrets. Through this statement, the client demonstrates that he has met which stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Developmental Theory? 

or urination at night, is often the result of an age-related decrease in bladder capacity.