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Ordered:  Atropine 0.5 mg.  Available: Atropine 0.4mg/mL.  How many milliliters (ml) will you give?

Using the EFM strip below, what is the frequency and duration of the contraction pattern?

School can be stressful with multiple due dates.  What do you plan to do to be a good student.

Ms. B is a 68-year old woman admitted to the medical unit through the emergency department after being hit in the abdomen by an automobile while walking home.  She has a history of adrenal gland disorder.  An 18-gauge IV catheter was inserted and normal saline was started at 100 mL/hr.  ED vital signs were: BP 118/80 mm Hg; HR 82 beats/minResp 26 breaths/min; Oral temp 98.4 degrees F Ms. B has a small dressing to a wound on her right side with a small amount of serosanguinous drainage present.  Her laboratory values from the ED were as follows: Aldosterone level      3 ng/dL (low) Cortisol level             2 mcg/dL (low) Potassium                  5.2 mEq/L Sodium                      136 mEq/L Ms. B tells the assistive personnel (AP)  she is feeling weakness, fatigue, and abdominal pain.  She is nauseated and has just vomited 560 mL of greenish fluid. The AP informs the RN that Ms. B’s BP is now 84/50 mm Hg.   Which prescribed action would the nurse implement first?  

The nurse is assigned to care for the following clients.  Which client should the nurse assess first?

As the nurse if getting ready to transfer Mr. D to the ICU, the laboratory calls with the last blood glucose result, which is 150 mg/dL.  What should the nurse do next?

Ordered: D5W IV solution at 80ml/hr. The IV set has a drip rate of 60gtt/ml.  What is the flow rate of the IV in gtt/min?

The provider has prescribed Ampicillin IV 1g in 250ml NS to infuse over 90 min.  The drop factor is 12gtt/ml.  What is the flow rate in gtt/min?  

The provider has prescribed a unit of whole blood to be given over 4 hr. The unit is 500 mL. The blood infusion set has a drip factor of 10 gtt/ml.  What is the flow rate of the infusion in gtt/min?

When the valve between the 2.00-L bulb, in which the gas pressure is 2.50 atm, and the 3.00-L bulb, in which the gas pressure is 1.50 atm, is opened, what will be the final pressure in the two bulbs?  Assume the temperature remains constant.