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Which of the following patients does the nurse identify as the greatest risk for deep vein thrombosis?

The patient has an infusion of Aminophylline 2gm in 500 ml D5W. The IV is infusing at 25ml/hr via an infusion pump. How many mg of Aminophylline is the patient receiving per hour?  If rounding is required, round to the 100th.   Enter a numeric value only.  

The patient is to receive Phizerpen-AS 900,000 Units/24h to be given in equally divided doses q8h. How many units will you administer per dose?  If rounding is required, round to the 10th.  Enter a numeric value only.  

The IV has 250 ml left when you go into the patient’s room at 0435.  The gtt factor is 10gtt/ml.  The rate is 17gtts/min.  At what time will you need to hang the new bag of IV fluid?

An IV contains 20mEq of KCL in 500 ml of NS to infuse over 5 hours. How many mEq will the patient receive per hour?  If rounding is required, round to the 100th place.  Enter a numeric value only. 

The patient has 37.5mEq KCL ordered po bid. On hand is KCL 15mEq scored tabs.  How many tabs will you administer per dose?   Enter a numeric value only 

Which of the following interventions would be the best for a patient  with the nursing diagnosis of excess fluid volume?

A home health nurse is at the home of a client with diabetes mellitus and arthritis. The client has difficulty drawing up insulin.  It would be most appropriate for the nurse to refer the client to:

A patient with Type 1 diabetes is planning on exercising. What should the nurse recommend the patient do before exercising?

When planning nursing care for a client, objectives should be SMART. Specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely. Which example best describes an outcome that is measurable for a diabetic client?