Round the answer to the nearest tenth. With your initial rounding, you find a Pitocin drip at 10 mL/h
With a Pitocin concentration of 50 units per 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution, how many milliunits per minute of Pitocin is the patient receiving? _________ Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
16.7 milliunits/min
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Why is it critically important for the nurse to document all client care activities in the medical record? Select all that apply
1. To facilitate continuity of care 2. To promote effective care 3. To meet legal and accreditation requirements 4. To prove care was completed 5. To provide data for research and reimbursement
The nurse is teaching a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome about the disease. The patient asks how he can ever recover if demylination of his nerves is occurring. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "Guillain-Barré spares the Schwann cell, which allows for remyelination in the recovery phase of the disease." B) "In Guillain-Barré, Schwann cells replicate themselves before the disease destroys them, so remyelination is possible." C) "I know you understand that nerve cells don't remyelinate, so the physician is the best one to answer your question." D) "For some reason, in Guillain-Barré, Schwann cells become activated and take over the remyelination process."
A nurse using the principle-based approach to patient care seeks to avoid causing harm to patients in all situations. This principle is known as:
A) nonmaleficence B) justice C) fidelity D) autonomy
Community health is evolving. Now, licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs) have opportunities to serve the community in ways that have not previously been available to them
Some community health nursing involves special credentialing; some does not. One way an LPN/LVN may be able to assist people in the community who have mental health conditions is as a(n): A) Occupational health nurse B) Public health nurse C) Nurse practitioner D) Parish nurse