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A patient will have a midline catheter placed for IV fluids and antibiotics. A midline catheter is defined as a peripheral catheter that is placed:

A nurse is assessing an older adult patient who is disoriented to time and place. The nurse notes that the patient’s eyes are sunken, the mouth is coated, the tongue has an extra longitudinal furrow, and the patient’s lips are cracked. The patient’s hand vein filling takes more than 5 seconds; tenting is apparent over the sternum; and the vital signs are BP 110/60 mm Hg, pulse 62, and respiratory rate 12. Based on these assessment findings, which fluid or electrolyte imbalance should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is preparing to administer blood to a patient. Before hanging a unit of blood, the nurse is responsible for verifying which information with another nurse? (Select all that apply.)

Your patient with angina is prescribed a beta blocker. Beta blockers are effective as antianginals because they do what?

A nurse is monitoring a patient’s response to parenteral nutrition (PN) , which includes identification of complications. Which of the following is the most common complication associated with PN?

A nurse in an outpatient chemotherapy clinic is caring for a patient who had an implanted port placed 10 days ago for chemotherapy for colon cancer. The nurse assesses that the patient has pain and swelling in his neck and arm only on the side of the implanted port. What complication is associated with these signs and symptoms?

A unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) is ordered for a patient with anemia and a history of heart failure. Although the nurse is concerned about the risk for fluid overload and will monitor this patient carefully, the nurse also knows that the unit of PRBCs must be infused over no longer than:

A community health nurse is conducting an educational program on various environmental pollutants. The nurse should emphasize that clients who have which one of the following disorders are especially vulnerable to ozone effects?

A nurse is suctioning the endotracheal tube of a client who is on a ventilator. The client’s heart rate increases from 86/min to 110/min and becomes irregular. The client’s pulse ox drops from 99% to 88%. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A client who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) is prescribed aspirin 81mg.  The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is given due to which of the following actions of the medication?