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 A patient is receiving and IV infusion of 20% Mannitol (Osmitrol) 100 gms/500 mL to infuse over 6 hours. How many mL/hr will the infusion pump be set at? ___________________mL/hr (Round to the nearest whole number)   

A patient has an order for albumin 25 gms to infuse over 45 minutes. How many mL/hr will the nurse set the infusion pump for? ________________ mL/hr (Round to the nearest tenth)

If all the lab tests ordered by the doctor come back negative, the patient can be released. It is more likely that the symptoms are caused by another infection. Decisions need to made if some of the tests show signs of respiratory illness. Would you release a patient with dark areas (opacities) in her chest X-ray but a negative immune-based test?

Which of the following conditions represents a diagnosis of HHS (Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State)?

Erase all of the writing on your whiteboard and show both sides of the whiteboard to the camera SLOWLY. Thank you!

A nurse is caring for a patient with myxedema coma. The priority of care would be which of the following?  

A patient is complaining of dyspnea, fatigue, and denies chest discomfort. The medical records indicate a recent diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. Which of the following is a complication of Hyperthyroidism that the patient is showing signs of?

A patient is diagnosed with HHS (Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State). Which one of the following is an assessment finding for this diagnosis?

Three patients enter the emergency room with the symptoms described below. Patient one reports feeling a fever coming on earlier that afternoon while at work. Patient two is loudly coughing as he enters the emergency room. Patient three reports feeling nauseous after an early dinner. It is hospital policy to isolate (sequester) patients showing symptoms of COVID-19 before they see any additional medical staff, including nurses or doctors. Which of these patients should be preventatively sequestered for possible SARS-CoV-2 infection and further evaluation?

Only patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) with no other obvious cause AND recent travel to areas that have had an outbreak or contact to a SARS-CoV-2-infected person get masked and sequestered in a negative airflow room. Patients without contact to outbreak areas or alternative explanations for their symptoms are released. After the nurse’s initial patient evaluation, a doctor in protective gear might ask additional questions and order laboratory tests. Which of the following would you expect? 1. The doctor asks if the patient was vaccinated against the flu. 2. The doctor orders a chest X-ray. 3. The doctor orders a vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. 4. The doctor orders an immunoassy and PCR-based assay to detect the virus specifically.