Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Nesiritide is ordered to infuse at 0.01 mcg/kg/min for a patient with congestive heart failure. The nesiritide is available in a 1.5 mg/250 mL D5W concentration
How many milliliters per hour should the nesiritide infuse for an 80-kg patient? ________________ Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
8 mL/h
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a. Hormone levels b. Fluid intake c. Oxygen saturation d. Kidney function
The nurse is caring for a patient who recently received a kidney transplant. Which of the following would most likely put the patient at risk for organ rejection?
a. Cytotoxic lymphocytes have been activated by the anesthetic used during sur-gery. b. The sequence of amino acids in the major histocompatibility complex molecules differs from that in the donor. c. An allergic response occurs to the natural immunosuppressants the body produces. d. The immune system cannot activate against foreign antigens after an organ is transplanted.
The nurse is caring for a newly diagnosed HIV-positive client who will be taking enfuvirtide (Fuzeon). Which precaution is important for the nurse to communicate to this client?
a. "Stop taking the medication if you devel-op a fever." b. "Rotate the sites where you will be giving the injections." c. "Take this medication with a snack or a small meal." d. "Do not drive or operate machinery while taking this drug."
The nurse instructs the client's partner to administer subcutaneous regular Humulin insulin. Which does the nurse include in the partner's teaching?
1. Select a 25-gauge, -inch needle. 2. Massage the site after the injection. 3. Insert the needle at a 90-degree angle. 4. Use a different injection sites each time.