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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?

A nurse is reviewing the health history of an African American client who has come to the clinic for an evaluation. Based on the nurse’s understanding of physiologic variations in racial and ethnic groups, the nurse is alert for the possibility of which condition?

A nurse manager is conducting an in-service education program for a group of staff nurses on developing cultural competence. The nurse manager determines that the educational program was successful based on which statement by the group?

A nurse in a neighborhood clinic is conducting educational sessions on weight loss. What aim of nursing is met by these educational programs? Select all that apply.

A nurse at a health care facility administers a prescribed drug to a client and does not record doing so in the medical administration record. The nurse who comes during the next shift, assuming that the medication has not been administered, administers the same drug to the client again. The nurse on the previous shift calls to inform the health care facility that the administration of the drug to this client in the earlier shift was not recorded. What should the nurse on duty do immediately upon detection of the medication error?

Which is important to remember when teaching adult learners?

A client age 42 years recovering from a myocardial infarction (MI) is having difficulty following the care plan to stop smoking and exercise. What is the nurse’s best response to this client?