Ordered: 10,000 units of Heparin in 500 mL D5W infusing at 20 mL/h. The hourly heparin dosage is
_____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
400 units/h
You might also like to view...
An OB manager is interviewing a registered nurse for a labor and delivery position. The manager says to the interviewee, ?Tell me about the most challenging delivery experience in your nursing career
? The manager learns the candidate has experienced several challenges that required quick action. The manager is impressed by the candidate?s: 1. Adaptability. 2. Negotiation skills. 3. Initiative. 4. Decision-making skills.
When a family is having difficulty adjusting to the burden of having a mentally ill family member, which is the most therapeutic resource of ongoing support a nurse can suggest to the family?
a. American Medical Association (AMA) b. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) c. American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) d. National League for Nursing (NLN)
On assessing a young adult client who is admitted after a suicide attempt and also has a habitual drug-abuse problem, you note that this client is agitated, restless, and sweating, and has obviously begun withdrawal
You note that the client refused medication when the staff tried to administer it in the emergency department. Under the circumstances, what is the next thing you will do? a. Explain to the client that he or she must take the medication because the provider ordered it. b. Make sure the room is quiet with subdued lighting and that there are blankets if needed. c. Talk with the client about the impending discomfort and potential hazards of withdrawal. d. Get an order for restraints so the client will be protected and you can administer the medication.
During the eighteenth-century British regime, which of the following was the main health reason for the increased need for health care facilities in the British colonies?
a. Scurvy b. Bubonic plague c. Increased birth rate d. Infectious diseases