The order is to infuse 1L D5W with 45,000 units of heparin at 1450 units/hr. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr
What will be an ideal response?
32 mL/hr
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A) Scoliosis B) Epiphyses C) Lordosis D) Kyphosis
The nurse notes that a client from another culture backs away from the nurse as the nurse approaches the bed. What should the nurse do?
1. Assume the client wants a different nurse 2. Come back at a later time 3. Realize that the client needs more personal space 4. Sit on the bed to indicate friendliness
The nurse is completing a home care visit of an 86-year-old client. The client has been taking narcotic medication for the treatment of chronic pain from rectal cancer
The client reports a need to take twice as much pain medication for abdominal pain over the past 24 hours. The nurse interprets this report by the client as A) a need for the client's medication to be changed because of tolerance of opioids. B) not an unusual finding and the client should continue to adjust the medication as needed. C) a sign that there may be underlying issues that the client needs to have evaluated by a clinician. D) a need for the client to try alternative methods for pain relief instead of pain medication.
Which statement best defines concepts to be included in a teaching plan for a patient with cancer?
a. Cancer is a group of diseases. The cancer cells are different from the cells in the tissue of its origin in both the growth and spreading of abnormal cells. b. Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Many hospitals have the highest number of patients with this diagnosis. c. Americans who have a diagnosis of cancer die within 1 year or less. d. When a person is genetically predisposed to a type of cancer, nothing can be done to prevent its occurrence.