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Ordered: furosemide 40mg IVP x1 now On hand: furosemide 20mg/ml How many ml will the nurse administer?

The nurse assesses a patient’s Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) score and determines it to be 13 (4-eye opening, 4-best verbal response,5-best motor response ). Care interventions will revolve around what priority?

A client that was in a motorcycle accident is being treated with mannitol. The nurse recognizes the need to notify the physician with what assessment finding?

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Which of the following topics that the nurse plans to discuss is the most important?

The nurse identifies that a patient exhibits the characteristic gait associated with Parkinson’s disease. When documenting on the client’s chart, the nurse should describe the gait as

A patient with right-sided weakness that started 1 hour ago is admitted to the emergency department and the following diagnostic tests are ordered. Which order(s) would help confirm or rule out if a stroke has occurred?  (Select all that apply)

Following change-of-shift handoff, which patient should the nurse assess first?

Order: furosemide  30mg, IVP Drug available: furosemide 40mg/ml Administer: __________________

An 75year-old patient states that after exercising, their heart “takes a while to slow down”. They deny any associated chest pain or shortness of breath. An appropriate response by the nurse would be

The nurse recognizes which patients are at greatest risk for developing osteoporosis? (Select all that apply)