The nurse is caring for a patient with a medical diagnosis of hypernatremia. The following prescriptions are written in the client's electronic health record. Which one should the nurse question?
1) Administer an IV of D5W at 125 ml/hr.
2) Strict I&O monitoring.
3) Restrict oral intake to 900 ml every 24 hr.
4) Monitor serum electrolytes every 4 hr.
ANS: 3
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a. 0800 b. 1600 c. 2000 d. 2300
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A) Fetal blood is thicker than that of adults and needs different pathways. B) Fetal circulation carries highly oxygenated blood to vital areas first. C) Fetal blood has a higher oxygen saturation and circulates more slowly. D) Fetal heart rates are rapid and circulation time is double that of adults.
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A) drink a small glass of orange juice and sit with her feet propped up. She should call back if she still has the pain the next day, or if the pain becomes regular, indicating she is in labor. B) make an appointment to see the obstetrician sometime that day. C) go directly to the labor and delivery unit of the hospital where she plans to deliver. D) lie down and rest for one hour, and call back if the pain does not subside.
Manuscripts that are rejected by one journal are blacklisted so that they cannot be accepted by another
A) True B) False