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Which of the following should the nurse identify as characteristics of accurately developed client learning outcomes? 

Order: Nitroglycerin 12mcg/min. Available: Nitroglycerin 75mg in 250mL D5W. Calculate the IV rate in mL/hr. If necessary round to the nearest whole number. _______mL/hr  

Your patient has a new order for Avelox 40mg IM now. The pyxis has Avelox 75mg/1mL available. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenths if necessary. 

A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a patient newly diagnosed with heart failure who is willing to learn, but is also overwhelmed and tearful. Which of the following actions best reflects prioritization in the planning phase?

A nurse teaches a patient about managing Type 2 diabetes and then asks, “Can you tell me what you would do if your blood sugar is 60 mg/dL?” Which step of the nursing process is the nurse performing, and why?

A patient weighing 179lbs has an order for Enoxaparin sodium 1.5mg/kg subcutaneously every 12 hours. Available in Enoxaparin sodium 30mg/0.4mL. How many mL will the nurse administer for each subq dose? If necessary round to the hundredths.  _____mL/dose

Order: 500mcg of a medication. Available: 0.2mg tablets.  How many tablets will the nurse administer. If rounding is necessary, round to the 1/2 tab (tenths place). 

A nurse assesses a patient who just had a new colostomy placed and finds the patient is hesitant to look at it. The patient states, “I’m not ready to talk about it.” What should the nurse do first?

A provider orders gentamicin 100 mg IV every 8 hours for an adult patient who weighs 72 kg. The safe dosage range for gentamicin is 3–5 mg/kg/day, divided into three equal doses. Is the prescribed mg/dose ordered for this client safe?  If necessary, round to the nearest whole number.  (This question has three answer parts and you will see this same question presented three different times on this exam asking for the answer to a specific part. Please be aware the questions will present in a random order.) 

An IV of 1000mL of D5W is infusing at 20gtts/min via standard IV set with a drop factor of 10gtts/mL. The IV was started at 1055. At what time will this IV be completed?  ________