Order: Medication x at 1 mg/kg/hr Patient's weight: 187 lb The client is receiving a dosage of _______________
a. 85 mcg/hr
b. 0.8 mg/hr
c. 85 mL/hr
d. 85 mg/hr
ANS: D
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The nurse teaching the expectant parents about the placenta also talks about the circulation and how the fetus gets its oxygen. She will include in this teaching which important fact?
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You are the triage nurse when a 19-year-old man is brought to the psychiatric unit from the county jail
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