The patient is ordered Heparin 5,000 units Sub-Q daily. Is this order correct?
A. Sub-Q is an error-prone abbreviation.
B. Dose is incorrect.
C. There is no problem with this order.
D. Route is incorrect for dosage form.
Answer: A
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A. Examine all possible options. B. Examine outcomes of the option's application. C. State the problem. D. Evaluate and revise actions based on outcomes. E. Collect information about the problem. F. Choose the best option, and apply it to the problem. G. Identify the causes or patterns of the problem.
The nurse manager is examining factors contributing to the nursing shortage affecting her unit. Her unit is most likely feeling the effects of the nursing shortage for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A) Increased age of the RN workforce B) Increased demand for RNs from competing employers C) Decreased hiring of foreign nurses D) Decreased job satisfactions of the RN workforce
The nurse is caring for a client who is having an anaphylactic reaction. Which of these medications does the nurse know is usually administered FIRST to a client who has an anaphylactic reaction?
a. aminophylline c. dopamine hydrochloride b. ampicillin d. epinephrine