The nurse is caring for a patient with a spinal cord injury which is experiencing neurogenic shock. The patient's systolic blood pressure is 88 mm/hg despite starting a dopamine drip 2 hours earlier. There is a new order to infuse 500ml of Dextran-40 over 4 hours. At what rate does the nurse set infusion pump?
A.) 75ml/hr
B.) 100ml/hr
C.) 125ml/hr
D.) 150ml/hr
Answer: C.) 125ml/hr
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1. Hispanic 2. Asian 3. Italian 4. Jewish
The nurse manager is concerned about the increased number of medication adverse effects being observed in older patients. What should the manager do to reduce these effects? Select all that apply.
1. Conduct a monthly quality improvement study. 2. Monitor each nurse's ability to detect preparation errors. 3. Discuss the importance of not missing medication doses. 4. Review pharmacy documentation regarding drug—drug interactions. 5. Ensure that the physicians' orders are legible.
A community/public health nurse is providing care for the mentally ill. Of the following needs that the nurse can help the client meet, which are most important? (Select all that apply.)
a. Access to medications b. Basic life necessities c. Integration of provided services d. Funding for care e. Options for day treatment f. Support for family members
The findings of a study indicate that the chance of the effect being attributable to chance is 1 in 25 . How would this fact be expressed in the study?
A) RR = 4% B) AR = 24 C) p = 0.04 D) NNT = 25