Mrs. Hedge's weight has fluctuated by as much as 8 lb over the past 4 days. The prescriber is ordering an antibiotic that is ordered in mg/kg. To calculate the proper dose, the prescriber would need to use
A. her weight from yesterday.
B. her weight this morning.
C. her BSA.
D. her dry weight.
Answer: D
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A) Hypovolemia B) Hypervolemia C) Hypermagnesemia D) Hypomagnesemia
The nurse assesses a client's temperature to be 99.8 °F. Which nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for the client at this time?
A) Hyperthermia B) Anxiety C) Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature D) Deficient Fluid Volume
The nurse reviewing medical records finds that nurses working in a particular hospital state nursing diagnosis in terms of the client's limitations to maintaining self-care. The record reviewer determines that this nursing service follows which theorist?
1. Orem 2. Roy 3. Benner 4. Leininger
The commission of an act that a prudent nurse would not have done, or the omission of an act a prudent nurse would have done, that results in injury to a patient is termed:
a. malpractice. b. negligence. c. neglect. d. disregard.