The physician orders Valium 2 milligrams IM every 6 hours as needed to calm restlessness in a client. The on-hand supply is Valium 5 milligrams per milliliter. The nurse will administer ________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: 0.4 milliliter

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Your patient is a 15-year-old male with a stab wound along the right sternal border at the fourth intercostal space. The patient responds to painful stimuli, and shows little evidence of external bleeding. His respirations are 30, his breath sounds are clear and equal, and his radial pulse is weak and disappears on inspiration. The patient has distended jugular veins and is dyspneic. This patient is most likely suffering from ________ shock due to ________.

A) obstructive, pericardial tamponade B) hypovolemic, hemothorax C) distributive, loss of sympathetic nervous tone D) hypoxic, tension pneumothorax

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The plate of cartilage between the epiphysis and the diaphysis is called a(n) _______________ _______________, or growth plate. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Psychologists should only use the term “clients”, rather than “patients”.

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___________ is heralded by the onset of convulsions, or seizures, resulting from severe hypertension in the pregnant woman.

a. eclampsia b. placenta previa c. placenta abruptio d. supine hypotensive syndrome

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