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For the enzyme system in this lab, we used hydrogen peroxide for our experiment. Why was this solution chosen for this lab? 

The nurse recognizes that what action may decrease the incidence of red man syndrome when administering vancomycin (Vancomycin)?

Lab 8 and 9 Pre-Lab on Respiration and Fermentation ____________ is the incomplete breakdown of sugar in the absence of oxygen.

The client says, “I want to take St. John’s Wort every day but my health care provider says there can be problems with my other medications. Why do I need to be careful?” Which is the best response by the nurse?

The health care provider prescribes nitroglycerine to infuse at 90 mcg/min. The medication label reads “nitroglycerine 50 mg in 250 mL NS.”  Calculate the initial IV pump setting in mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number after calculations are complete.)

The rhythm strip below is the most common arrhythmia seen with mitral stenosis or after cardiac valve surgery.  Identify this rhythm, by looking at the top rhythm in lead II.    

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with ST segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). An alteplace (tPA) infusion has been running at 0.1 mg/kg/hr for 90 minutes.  The nurse notes no change in the ST segment and the client continues to report crushing chest pain.  Which action should the nurse take FIRST?

After administration of a prescribed medication, the nurse discovers that the incorrect dose of the medication was administered. Which is the first action the nurse should take?

The nurse prepares to administer vancomycin (Vancomycin) to a client. Which is the most likely reason for the administration of the medication?

If a drug has a half-life of 8 hours, how long before 25% of the drug is left in the blood stream?