The health care provider prescribes ceftazidime (Fortaz) 75 mg per intravenous piggyback (IVPB) every 8 hours for a child with cancer admitted with fever and neutropenia. The pharmacy sends the medication to the unit in a 50-ml bag with directions to run
the medication over 30 minutes. What milliliters per hour will the nurse set the intravenous pump to run the medication over 30 minutes? Fill in the blank and record your answer in a whole number.
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the medication over 30 minutes. What milliliters per hour will the nurse set the intravenous pump to run the medication over 30 minutes? Fill in the blank and record your answer in a whole number.
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Wiseman (2004) noted four principles pertaining to luck in his book The Luck Factor: The Four Essential Principles. Which of the following is not one of these factors?
a. Lucky people create, manifest, and act on chance opportunities in their life. b. Lucky people make successful decisions by using their intuition and gut feeling. c. Lucky people's expectations about the future help them fulfill their dreams and ambitions. d. Lucky people are able to transform their bad luck into good fortune.
A Native American client informs the nurse that she practices shamanism. The nurse is aware that shamanism is best described as which of the following?
A) Use of general healing techniques that involve plants, herbs, animals, ritual, ceremony, and purification by a medicine man or woman B) A system of postures, exercises, breathing techniques, and visualization that regulate balance C) The placement of thin, short, sterile needles at centers of nerve and vascular tissue along a meridian D) Adjustment of the spine to accomplish proper alignment and to release pressure on a nerve
Which of the following statements made by the client taking naproxen sodium (Aleve) indicates the need for further instruction?
1. "I will notify my dentist of my medication use before my next cleaning." 2. "I should take this medication with food." 3. "I should take this medication on an empty stomach." 4. "I should not take herbal supplements without checking with my doctor first."
Nursing documentation must have which of the following characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
a. Factual b. Organized c. Public d. Complete