A patient who weighs 40 kg is to receive Fortaz (ceftazidime) 50 mg/kg IVPB q.8h. The recommended dose range is from 250 mg to 2 g every 8–12 hours. Is this dose within the safe range? ______ Standard Text:
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Yes
Rationale : 50 mg/kg × 40 kg = 2000 mg, or 2 g. Range is 0.5–6 g/day.
Global Rationale:
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You are discharging a patient home from a same-day surgery center. You have gone over all of the discharge instructions with the patient and her caregiver. What else should you do before letting the patient leave the facility?
(Mark all that apply.) A) Provide all discharge instructions in writing B) Provide the nurse's or surgeon's telephone number C) Give prescriptions to the patient D) Give advice on nutrition to the caregiver E) Provide dates and times of new appointments
A consumer is learning about electronic health records at a local health fair and states, "I am worried that someone can read my health information and I really don't understand the difference between privacy and confidentiality." The nurse explains that an example of confidentiality would be:
a. a pledge that states, "I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict intimacy." b. a patient who does not tell the physician that he has been treated for a sexually transmitted disease. c. a teenager who sustains a broken arm and in the emergency department and withholds information about her use of recreational drugs. d. locking medical records in cabinets to prevent unauthorized users from accessing patient information.
Using the body in an efficient and careful way is:
a. Body mechanics b. Base of support c. Ergonomics d. Posture