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A nurse is caring for a patient and identifies an infiltrati…

A nurse is caring for a patient and identifies an infiltration at the IV catheter site. In which order will the nurse perform the steps starting with the first one? 1) Stop the infusion. 2) Remove the IV catheter. 3) Apply a dressing. 4) Elevate the extremity. 5) Apply warm compress.

A patient can have pain medication every 4 hours as needed f…

A patient can have pain medication every 4 hours as needed for pain. The patient requests a dose of pain medication. The nurse assesses the MAR and finds that the patient’s last dose was at 1700. When can the patient have another dose of pain medication? _____ [BLANK-1]_________ (Answer in military timer. Enter the number(s) in the blank only.) 

The patient has an NG tube connected to low-wall suction. At…

The patient has an NG tube connected to low-wall suction. At 0930, the MD wrote an order to clamp the NG tube. The nurse emptied 280 mL of NG drainage. At 1100, the patient vomited 325 mL of bile-colored drainage. The NG tube was reconnected to suction and drained an additional 475 mL by the end of the shift. The patient’s wound drainage tube collected 60 mL of serosanguineous fluid. The patient’s indwelling urinary catheter drained 270 mL of dark amber urine. Calculate the patient’s output total: _____[BLANK-1]______ mL

9. Order: Ampicillin 800 mg IV every 6 hours. Medication ins…

9. Order: Ampicillin 800 mg IV every 6 hours. Medication instructions: Add 8.5 mL of diluent to the vial. After reconstitution, solution contains 250 mg/mL of Ampicillin. Use solution within one hour. a. How many mL will you administer? __[BLANK-1] _  mL (Round to tenth) b. How many mL of diluent should be added to the vial? __[BLANK-2] ____ mL c. The nurse reconstituted the solution at 2030. What time does the solution expire? (use standard time). __[BLANK-3] __