A patient is prescribed 25 mg of meperidine (Demerol) IV. The drug on hand is meperidine 100 mg/mL. How many milliliters is the correct dose? _____ mL
What is the answer?
0.23
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A client is scheduled to undergo a prostate biopsy. When providing education concerning postoperative care related to the procedure, which of the following should the nurse include?
1. The client should avoid strenuous activity for 24 hours. 2. There may be discomfort for 24–48 hours after the procedure. 3. The client can immediately return to his preprocedure activity level. 4. The names of sexual contacts must be collected.
The nurse is preparing to teach a patient therapeutic lifestyle changes that can decrease the risk of coronary artery disease. The nurse plans to include which topics in the teaching?
1. Eliminating the consumption of alcohol 2. Eliminating foods high in cholesterol and saturated fats 3. Maintaining blood pressure within normal levels 4. Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight 5. Decreasing the number of cigarettes smoked
The ____________________ uses steam pressure to sterilize equipment.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with essential hypertension. The nurse is aware that the health care provider will begin therapy with which classification of diuretics?
A) Loop diuretics B) Carbonic anhydrous inhibitors C) Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics D) potassium-sparing diuretics