Digoxin 0.125 mg is ordered for a patient who is having trouble swallowing. The bottle of digoxin elixir reads 0.05 mg/mL. How much would you give?
Answer: 2.5 ML ( just divid e 125 by .05)
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A) Meckel's diverticulum B) Sickle cell anemia C) Huntington disease D) Rubella
An older female adult had hip replacement surgery 1 day ago, and the nurse thinks that the woman also has dementia. Which patient assessment does the nurse use to determine that this woman is experiencing pain?
a. Holds abdomen tightly b. Has stable vital signs c. Is not verbalizing d. Moves during sleep
The nurse recognizes that values and ideas that shape a sense of right and wrong are:
A) ethics. B) laws. C) morality. D) responsibilities.
A patient had a transdermal fentanyl patch placed 2 hours ago and is not getting any pain relief. What would be the most appropriate intervention?
a. Remove the current patch and replace with a new fentanyl patch at a higher dose. b. Prescribe a short-acting opioid for breakthrough pain. c. Remove the patch and switch to a different intravenous opioid. d. Tell the patient not to worry as it is normal for the patch to take about 12 hr to have effect, and he will have relief at that time.