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When assessing a patient with neurological dysfunction, the nurse notes that the patient is experiencing abnormal feeling of pins and needles in the right lower extremity. The nurse documents this finding as .

Which technique should the nurse use to assess a patient’s facial nerve (CN VII)?

Ordered: Heparin Sodium 1250 units/hour Available: 20,000 units in 250mL’s of D5W At what rate will you set the IV pump to deliver this dosage? Round to the tenth __________________mL/hr

An IV of 500 mL containing 85 mg of medication is ordered to infuse at the rate of 30 mL/hr.  What dosage is infusing per hour? Round to the tenth _____________mg/hr

An IV of 15,000 Units of Heparin in 250 mL D5W has been ordered to infuse at a rate of 15 mL/hr.  What dosage per hour is the client receiving? Round to the tenth _____________________Units

Ordered:  Naloxone 0.25 mg IV Push Now for your patient with respiratory depression Medication Available:   See label  How much will you draw up to administer? Round to the hundredth ___________________mL

Ordered: 500 mL Lactated Ringer’s IV over 6 hours Available: Macrodrip set, 15 gtts/mL Calculate the gravity flow rate without the use of an infusion pump. Round to the drop __________________gtts/min

The patient is to receive Gentamycin 40 mg in 50 mL of solution to run in within 25 minutes.  The patient has an infusion pump.  At what rate should the nurse set the pump?  Round to the tenth _________________mL/hr

Ordered: Fluconazole IV 150 mg /hr. continuous infusion Available medication:  See  label At what rate will you set the IV pump? Round to the tenth ___________________mL/hr

An order is written to give Ampicillin 850 mg IV.  The medication concentration available is 50 mg per mL.  How many mL’s will you give? Round to the tenth ________________mL