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The nurse is preparing to hang a unit of blood on a patient. The unit contains 235 mL and the order is to infuse the blood over 4 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtts/mL. Calculate the flow rate in gtts/min for this infusion. (Round to the nearest whole number) ______________________

Which of the following would be priority of the nurse to assess when administering amlodipine?

If a medication is to be administered at a rate of 30 mL/hour, how many milliliters will be infused in 3 hours? (Round to the nearest whole number)  ____________________

BCH4024 101424 OC F24 E2 Q26: With respect to purine nucleotide biosynthesis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

BCH4024 101424 OC F24 E2 Q8: Why is ammonia so toxic in humans?

BCH4024 101424 OC F24 E2 Q4: In the Urea Cycle, conversion of argininosuccinate to arginine also produces _________.

BCH4024 101424 OC F24 E2 Q15:  Why can’t pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis occur in mitochondria?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client who has been recently diagnosed with Addison’s disease.  Which statement by the client indicates that the teaching is effective? 

BCH4024 101424 OC F24 E2 Q2: Which amino acid is required in the biosynthesis of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides?

A client receives 25 units of NPH insulin at 8 a.m.  At what time of day should the nurse be alert for a potential hypoglycemic reaction?