The medication nurse wants to verify calculations prior to administering medications through the use of a calculator. Which functions should the calculator have in order to be useful to the nurse? Select all that apply
1. Addition
2. Subtraction
3. Multiplication
4. Division
5. Percentage
1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: A basic four-function (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division),
handheld calculator with a square-root key is sufficient to perform most medical dosage calculations. While having a percentage function may be useful, this is not required when calculating drug dosages.
You might also like to view...
Convert 0450 to traditional time
What will be an ideal response?
A client with genital herpes simplex infection asks the nurse, "Will I ever be cured of this infection?" Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) "There is a new vaccine available that prevents the infection from returning." B) "All you need is a dose of penicillin and the infection will be gone." C) "There is no cure, but drug therapy helps to reduce symptoms and recurrences." D) "Once you have the infection, you develop an immunity to it."
The nurse is caring for a patient in the clinic whom she suspects has vaginosis. Which test best determines whether this sexually active woman has the disorder?
1. The observation of mycelia upon direct microscopy in a 10% potassium hydroxide preparation 2. The addition of a 10% potassium hydroxide solution to the vaginal secretions 3. A vaginal pH of less than 4.5 4. A Gram stain positive for the fungus
Which treatment setting would necessitate the most restrictive care environment?
a. Partial hospitalization program b. Geropsychiatric unit c. Forensic hospital d. Group home