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The nurse is to administer 8 mg ondansetron IV push now. The vial label reads 40 mg of ondansetron in 20 milliliters of solution. How many milliliters should the nurse administer? Put the numeric value only. [BLANK-1]

The nurse is auscultating the abdomen of a patient with an early intestinal obstruction who has distention, nausea, and visible peristaltic waves. What bowel sounds will the nurse most likely hear?

A nurse has gathered multiple stool specimens for ova and parasites to be sent to the laboratory. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

A nurse is providing education to a client with a duodenal ulcer who has a new prescription for sucralfate. The client asks the nurse about how sucralfate works. What response should the nurse provide to the client?

The nurse is testing the patient’s visual acuity by using the Snellen chart and determines that the patient has 20/30 vision. How would the nurse explain these results to the patient?

Phenazopyridine is prescribed for a client with a urinary tract infection. The nurse evaluates that the medication is effective based on which observation?

A patient whose spouse died 1 year earlier complains of feeling overwhelmingly lonely and has withdrawn from interpersonal interactions. The patient is demonstrating what stage of grief according to Kübler-Ross’s theory?

Treatment for syncope is to place patients

The nurse is providing teaching to a patient diagnosed with gout. What potential complications should the nurse tell the patient to be alert for?

The clinic nurse is teaching a client recently diagnosed with osteoporosis about nutritional therapy. Which comment by the client indicates a need for further teaching?