A patient with renal failure has orders for Epogen 10,000 units subcutaneous every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; hold if hemoglobin is greater than 11 g/dL. The medication is supplied in 10,000 units per 1-mL vials
How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________ Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
1 mL
You might also like to view...
An adult patient is suspected of having an androgen deficiency and has spoken with his primary care provider about the possibility of treatment with testosterone
The use of testosterone would be most complicated by the presence of what preexisting health problem? A) Urinary incontinence B) BPH C) Chronic renal failure D) Type 2 diabetes
The primary care provider writes an order for the patient to receive an IV of a solution that has the same osmotic pressure as intracellular fluid. The nurse would correctly question which of the following IV orders? (Select all that apply.)
a. 5% dextrose in water b. 0.45% sodium chloride c. 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride d. Lactated Ringer's solution e. 0.9% sodium chloride
Body balance is achieved when a wide _____________ exists
Fill in the blanks with correct word
While addressing a community group, the nurse explains the importance of replacing saturated fats in the diet with mono- and polyunsaturated fats. She emphasizes that doing so greatly reduces the risk of which complication?
a. Kidney failure b. Liver failure c. Stroke d. Lung cancer