Directions: Calculate the IV flow rates with DA equations where requested. For credit, show work. Label all answers. Label flow rates in milliliters per hour or drops per minutes, as needed. Ordered: NS IV at 75 mL per hr.
Available: NS 1000 mL; IV administration set with DF15. a. Where is the DF written?What flow rate will the nurse set?
b. DA equation:
c. Evaluation:
a. On the outside of the tubing administration set container
b.
c. Equation is balanced. Only drops per minute remain.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is working at a pain clinic and is preparing an orientation for new staff nurses. Which of the following definitions of pain would the nurse correctly choose to include in this orientation?
1. Pain is validated by the nurse determining the cause of the pain. 2. Pain is an unpleasant sensation, typically experienced upon movement. 3. Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is. 4. Pain is very subjective, so observations must be used to assess levels and intensity.
The family of a patient with schizophrenia who has been stable for a year reports to the community mental health nurse that the patient reports feeling tense and having difficulty concentrating
He sleeps only 3 to 4 hours nightly and has begun to talk about creatures called "volmers" hiding in the warehouse where he works and undoing his work each night. This information most likely suggests: a. medication nonadherence. b. a need for psychoeducation. c. the chronic nature of his illness. d. relapse of his schizophrenia.
Which statement made by the client newly diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus indicates a need for further teaching about the course and management of this disease?
A. "I will take my medication even if my symptoms improve." B. "I will report any fever to my health care provider immediately." C. "I will sunbathe as often as possible to ensure I get enough vitamin D." D. "I will not have my hair dyed, frosted, or permed unless I am in a period of re-mission."
Patients who are legally blind may still have partial vision
Indicate whether the statement is true or false