Directions: Calculate the dosages as indicated. A client is receiving procainamide 1 g in 500 mL D5W at 120 mL/hr
a. mg/hr: _____
b. mg/min: _____
ANS:
a. 240
b. 4
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ANS:
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When the nurse entered the room, she found the family members had gotten him out of bed and were assisting him to squat over a bedpan on the floor. None of the Korean Americans in the room could speak English. What response indicates the most cultural understanding and sensitivity on the part of the nurse? A. The culturally sensitive nurse will allow clients and their families to continue practices that are appropriate in their culture. B. The nurse should obtain a Korean translator to teach the family and client that even though some Asian countries do not have toilets and use holes in the ground for elimination purposes, that practice is not acceptable in the United States. C. The nurse should obtain a Korean translator to communicate to the family that the health care team will not allow this behavior to be carried out. D. The nurse should obtain a Korean translator who can discuss with the family and client the implications of this type of physical exertion.
During the assessment of a patient newly admitted with AIDS, the nurse carefully assesses for symptoms related to the most common infection in patients with AIDS. This most common infection is:
A) Salmonella B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis C) Clostridium difficile D) Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
What should be the immediate intervention when a nurse recognizes autonomic dysreflexia in the patient with an SCI?
a. Flex the patient's legs using the knee gatch of the bed. b. Cool the patient with alcohol solution. c. Raise the head of the bed to at least 45 degrees. d. Administer oxygen per mask.