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A patient who is undergoing cancer chemotherapy asks the nurse why she is taking three different chemotherapy drugs. What is the nurse’s best response?

Ordered: Tobramycin 4mg/kg IM in three equal doses  Available: Tobramycin 40 mg/mL  Patient’s weight: 132 lbs.  What is this patient’s weight in kilograms? _______________________ How many mLs will be administered per dose? _______________________

A client in the community is taking regular and NPH insulin to manage type 1 diabetes. What laboratory finding best demonstrates that the client’s diabetes management is adequate?

A client reports weakness and myalgia and describes a long history of acid indigestion. The client states, “I am tired of taking over-the-counter (OTC) antacids almost every hour.” The nurse should assess the client of what health concern?

Which acid–base imbalance should the nurse be concerned about for the client that has been vomiting for several days? 

An adolescent client asks the nurse, “What should I do if I forget to take my birth control pill?” How should the nurse respond?

Consider a basketball player whose heart is racing during the final moments of a game. With seconds on the clock, she makes a jump shot. Her excitement is a function of her_________ nervous system, and her movements are a function of her_________ nervous system.

Match the psychological research terms. Answer choices will only be used once. 

Match the psychological disorders, terminology and processes. Answer choices will only be used once. 

En 2017 hubo tres huracanes devastadores en territorios de los Estados Unidos: