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The physician wants to order a hypotonic IV solution for a patient. Which of the following statements best describes a hypotonic solution  

Which of the following newborn vital signs would cause you to be concerned?

Your patient has a chest tube drainage system. You observe a fluctuating water level on inspiration and expiration in the water seal chamber of the chest tube drainage system. Which nursing action is most appropriate?  

A physician orders 1000 mL D5W to infuse at a rate of 125 mL per hour. As the nurse you determine that it will take how many hours for 1 liter to infuse?

A nurse is removing an indwelling urinary catheter and resistance is felt while pulling the catheter out. Which of the following actions is appropriate?  

The patient has a right-sided chest tube. As the client is getting out of bed, the tube is accidently pulled out of the pleural space. Which action should the nurse implement first?    

A nurse is inserting a male client’s indwelling urinary catheter. After preparing the sterile field and cleansing the client’s meatus, the nurse realizes that he has brought the wrong sized catheter to the bedside. What is the nurse’s best action?

When changing a central line dressing of a client, the nurse should do all the following Except:  

Your client has a tracheostomy tube. When suctioning, the nurse must limit the suctioning to a maximum of:  

You would expect to see meconium in a newborn’s diaper: