Order: Wellcovorin (leucovorin calcium) 10 mg/mPO stat. The label on the ampule reads 3 mg/mL. Calculate how many milliliters you will prepare for a child whose BSA is 0.96 m2
1. 0.32 mL
2. 3.3 mL
3. 33 mL
4. 3.2 mL
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1. Decreasing the client's stressors. 2. Developing effective anger management techniques. 3. Offering the client family counseling. 4. Identifying the client's strengths.
A postpartal woman has a history of thrombophlebitis. Which of the following would help you to determine if she is developing this postpartally?
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A patient tells the nurse that she washes her hands many times throughout the day because she wants to kill all the germs before she provides care to her small children. What is the nurse's best response to this patient?
1. "That's a good thing, because hand washing kills all bacteria." 2. "Make sure you use an antibiotic ointment on areas of skin breakdown." 3. "Bacteria are always present on the skin, and too much hand washing could lead to skin breakdown." 4. "When you have young children, there's no such thing as washing your hands too much."
While participating in the creation of a teaching plan, the nurse suggests that a patient ingest cranberry juice every day to reduce the risk of developing a UTI. What information did the nurse use to make this suggestion? (Select all that apply.)
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