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How would you write the following order in longhand?  “Morphine 2 mg IV q2h prn for pain” 

What is a dynamic balance among the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of a person’s life.

Which medication can be broken in half or opened when a patient has difficulty swallowing oral medications?

 The Standards of Practice provide nurses with:

The nurse is performing an extensive dressing change on a client with burns. The nurse explains each step as it is being performed and explain how to prevent infection. The nurse is acting in which role by providing explanation of each step and infection prevention?

What is the abbreviation for “after meals”?

The client is to receive amoxicillin (Amoxil) 1 g po every 6 hours. You have 500-mg tablets available. How many tablets would the nurse administer?

The nurse is caring for a terminally ill client who has alternating of apnea with rapid deep breathing. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse in the outpatient clinic has a full appointment book. A Hispanic American client, scheduled for a 10:00 am appointment, arrives at the clinic at 12:30 pm. What understanding on the part of the nurse will lead to satisfactory planning?

A client has just been told they have cervical cancer. The nurse asks how this diagnosis will impact the client. The client states, “It’s just an infection, it will clear up.” What does this statement indicate?