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600 mL of antibiotic is to be infused over 180 minutes by an infusion pump.  Calculate the flow rate.

A Native-American 4 year old girl has been admitted for surgery tomorrow. Her family requests that a medicine man be allowed to burn incense and dance around the child before her surgery.  The nurse should respond:

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 3 days postpartum and is breastfeeding. Her fundus is three fingerbreadths below the umbilicus, and her lochia rubra is moderate. Her breasts feel hard and warm. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse give the client?

Infusion pumps and volume control devices are used when children are given IV fluids. The most important reason these devices are used is to:

An intravenous infusion of 2 mL/kg over 1 hr for a child who weighs 22 kg.  Calculate the infusion rate prescribed.

A nurse is caring for a client following a cesarean birth. The client tells the nurse that she is hungry. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a child who is suspected of having Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.  The nurse should prepare the child for which of the following diagnostic procedures?

If a mother has active pulmonary tuberculosis, the infant must be kept in a separate area away from the mother.

A nurse is reinforcing discharging teaching with a client who is 2 days postpartum. Which of the following indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is caring for a child who is receiving oxygen therapy and is on a continuous oxygen saturation monitor that is reading 89%.  Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?