To administer an IV solution to your patient you will need to know the total ________ of the IV fluid, the length of ________ over which it is to be given, the calibration of the ________, and the ________.
What will be an ideal response?
volume; time; tubing; flow rate
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1. Eat a regular diet. 2. Withhold taking thyroid drugs. 3. Do not take medications with iodine. 4. Explain response when eating seafood. 5. Take nothing by mouth 12 hours before the scan.
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1. Hypoxia 2. Reduced urine output 3. Bleeding 4. Dehydration
An adult diagnosed with major depression was treated with medication and cognitive behavioral therapy. The patient now recognizes how passivity contributed to the depression. Which intervention should the nurse suggest?
a. Social skills training b. Relaxation training classes c. Desensitization techniques d. Use of complementary therapy
When the family of a client who has been diagnosed with a dementia secondary to normal pres-sure hydrocephalus asks the nurse about prognosis, the nurse should reply:
1. "Unfortunately the prognosis is for a downhill course ending in death." 2. "There will be good days and bad days for the rest of the client's life." 3. "The symptoms usually remit after a shunt is inserted to drain fluid." 4. "We'll try our very best, but only time will tell how successful we are."