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A client with Alzheimer’s dementia has been admitted to the hospital with a change in mental status. He has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. The nurse recognizes that  

The nurse reviews the serum blood chemistry of a client admitted with dehydration. What result would the nurse expect to find?    

Follow instructions for rounding for each question.  Label all answers to receive credit. All labels must be written in approved abbreviations from Pickar or Taylor textbook. The healthcare provider orders an IV of 1 liter of D5½NS to infuse over 12 hours. The IV is to infuse by gravity. The primary set is macro-drop 20 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min will the nurse count?

The nurse is most concerned with which assessment finding on an elderly client admitted with influenza?  

The nurse is educating a group of college students about available smoking cessation classes. What level of health promotion and preventive care is the nurse demonstrating?  

Follow instructions for rounding for each question.  Label all answers to receive credit. All labels must be written in approved abbreviations from Pickar or Taylor textbook. The healthcare provider ordered metronidazole (Flagyl) 750 mg IV PB in 50 mL 0.9% Normal Saline to infuse over ½ hour. What rate will the nurse program the pump?

Follow instructions for rounding for each question.  Label all answers to receive credit. All labels must be written in approved abbreviations from Pickar or Taylor textbook. In order to administer a 250 mL IVPB over 2 hours, how many mL/h will the nurse program the infusion pump. 

The healthcare provider orders normal saline to be administered one hour prior to surgery. The nurse understands this is what type of solution?  

An older adult male client is admitted to the cardiac critical care unit (CCU) after suffering a heart attack. Upon taking his history, the nurse charts the following: weight 275 pounds, family history of heart disease, frequent stress at work, drinks alcohol daily, smokes two packs of cigarettes daily. Which of the client’s modifiable, life style risk factors may have contributed to his heart attack? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

Which vitamin that when found in low levels in the body has been associated with MS disease progression?