The physician prescribes 1000 mL of normal saline to be infused over a period of 10 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops/mL. The nurse adjusts the flow rate at how many drops per minute? (En-ter the answer in the space provided.)
What will be an ideal response?
___________ drops per minute
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A) A tourniquet B) A syringe preloaded with vitamin K C) A unit of packed red blood cells, placed on ice D) A dose of protamine sulfate
A study is collecting data through use of a questionnaire that asks staff nurses about what they see as essential characteristics and abilities of a nurse manager
The nurses were asked to complete the questionnaires at the beginning or at the end of their shift and place them in a box located in the nursing unit. What is the most likely source of error in this data collection procedure? 1. Instrument inadequacies. 2. Transitory personal characteristics. 3. Environmental variations during the data-collection process. 4. Instrument administration bias.
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A. "Yes, if your grandchildren are up to date on their immunizations, they will be protected against your cold." B. "Yes, you were only contagious for the first 24 hours after you began having ma-nifestations of a cold and are now no longer contagious." C. "No, the usual period for being able to spread a cold is during the first 2 or 3 days after you start having manifestations." D. "No, you will be considered contagious until all manifestations of the cold have been gone for at least 24 hours."
After receiving lactulose the day before, the client reports having seven loose stools in the past 12 hours. Based on this data, what laboratory findings would the nurse expect?
A. Hypokalemia B. Hyponatremia C. Hypercalcemia D. Hyperglycemia