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The nurse should stay at the bedside with a patient for the first ____________________ minutes of any blood transfusion to detect signs of a reaction.

What type of cell involved in cell-mediated immunity has a cytotoxic action on tumor cells?

The recommended dose of filgrastim (Neupogen) is 10 mcg/kg/day. It is supplied as 300 mcg/mL. A patient who weighs 132 lb should receive ____________________ mL.

The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who 30 minutes prior to transfer from the perianesthesia unit (PACU) received an intravenous analgesic. Pain medication orders are for morphine 10 mg IM every 3 hours PRN. An hour after arrival on the nursing unit, the patient reports pain of 8 on a 0 to 10 pain scale. What action should the nurse take?

What type of solution is used to replace electrolytes and expand plasma volume?

The nurse should stay with a patient for the first ____________________ minutes after a blood transfusion is started, and then check the patient periodically according to agency guidelines.

The nurse recommends early ambulation as ordered be included in the patient’s plan of care. Which of the following can be prevented by early ambulation?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is to have a nephrectomy. The patient states that the surgeon said that this surgery is considered a “curative procedure.” Which of these responses would be appropriate by the nurse?

A nurse is infusing an intravenous antibiotic medication. It is ordered as 100 mg in 50 mL D5W to be infused over 20 minutes. How many drops per minute should be delivered using tubing that delivers 15 gtt per mL? ____________________ drops per minute

What term should a nurse use to document a large area of discoloration from hemorrhage under the skin?