Your post-op client on bedrest is prescribed Lovenox 1mg/kg subcutaneously every day. Your client weighs 287 pounds. The dose on hand in a syringe is labeled 150mg/mL. How many milliliters will you administer to your client? Round to the nearest hundredth. _______
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The nurse is performing ostomy care for a client who had an…
The nurse is performing ostomy care for a client who had an abdominal-peritoneal resection with a permanent sigmoid colostomy. What is the first intervention priority for ostomy care?
A client with acute appendicitis develops a fever, tachycard…
A client with acute appendicitis develops a fever, tachycardia, and hypotension. The client is also complaining of pain spreading over the abdomen. Based on these assessment findings, the nurse suspects which of the following complications?
A client with a hiatal hernia chornically experiences heartb…
A client with a hiatal hernia chornically experiences heartburn following meals. The nurse should plan to teach the client to avoid which action because it is contraindicated with a hiatal hernia?
The patient is ordered for 3 L (liters) of Normal Saline ove…
The patient is ordered for 3 L (liters) of Normal Saline over the next 3 days. Calculate the flow rate for programming the intravenous pump. _______
The nurse determines the client needs further instruction on…
The nurse determines the client needs further instruction on cimetidine (tagament) if which of the statements were made? (Select all that apply)
The nurse is caring for an elderly female client who has an…
The nurse is caring for an elderly female client who has an indwelling catheter. Which data warrants notifying the healthcare provider (HCP)?
Your client is scheduled for lab work two weeks after being…
Your client is scheduled for lab work two weeks after being discharged from the hospital after treatment for kidney stones. Which of the following findings would indicate that the allopurinol (Zyloprim) is therapeutic?
The nurse has received an order to hang lactated ringers sol…
The nurse has received an order to hang lactated ringers solution for the surgical client in her care. The nurse knows that lactated ringers is which of the following solutions?
Your client is admitted with a diagnosis of a deep vein thro…
Your client is admitted with a diagnosis of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The physician orders a bolus of Heparin IV push 4,000 Units followed by a heparin infusion of 1000 Units/hour. The heparin vial you have on hand contains 5,000 Units/mL. How many milliliters will you draw up in your syringe to administer the Heparin bolus? _______