A patient weighs 53.1 kg. The order is to infuse 2 mcg/kg/min of a solution whose strength is 250 mg in 250 mL. Calculate dosage (in mcg/min) to the nearest tenth and flow rate (in mL/hr) to the nearest whole number
What will be an ideal response?
106.2 mcg/min; 6 mL/hr
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What is the correct nursing response? 1. "I will check with your sister because what you are describing sounds like a side effect called akathisia." 2. "I will check to see what your sister has been prescribed because some clients get anxious when their medications are increased." 3. "I will see if your sister has been prescribed a medication to counteract the dystonic reaction that she is having." 4. "I will call the doctor and report that your sister is developing a tolerance to risperidone and the dose is not effective."
A nursing instructor is discussing therapeutic versus nontherapeutic responses with nursing students. Which of the following would the nurse identify as nontherapeutic?
A) Clarification B) Distraction C) Summarizing D) Focusing
Mr. T. is trying to reduce his LDL by changing his eating habits. He reads the nutritional labels on foods he purchases, but can't seem to find any dietary sources for essential fatty acids
The nurse explains that two essential fatty acids are Linolenic acid and ?-Linolenic acid which can be found in: 1. Margarine and butter. 2. Baked goods and chocolate. 3. Soybean oil and walnuts. 4. Fatty fish and pork.
The nurse, instructing a client on the prevention of osteoporosis, includes the importance of maintaining a normal serum calcium level because:
1. calcium influences the contraction of skeletal muscle. 2. calcium ions assist in blood clotting. 3. appropriate nerve conduction depends on an adequate calcium level. 4. the support provided by bones is important for the structural integrity of the body.