A nurse is admitting a patient, has completed the health history, and is now doing a physical assessment. The physical assessment will provide what type of data?
A) Concrete
B) Subjective
C) Realistic
D) Objective
D
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Which of the following describes home care information systems?
1. Supports the way that users function, and allows flexibility and improved access to information and tools 2. Uses monitoring technology which, when integrated into information systems, provides a way to care for the target population 3. Requires integration for the improvement of quality of care and business survival 4. Provides assistance to organizations to better manage their resources and improve efficiency
A patient who had been receiving clindamycin for 10 days develops profuse diarrhea. The nurse should expect to administer which antimicrobial instead?
a. Penicillin G b. Vancomycin or metronidazole c. Tetracycline d. Azithromycin
The nurse suspects the patient has increased afterload. Which piece of equipment should the nurse obtain to determine the presence of this condition?
a. Pulse oximeter b. Oxygen cannula c. Blood pressure cuff d. Yank auer suction tip catheter
Compute the amount of medication that will be given to administer one dose of the following medication orders by using a proportion to obtain your answers.Round all parenteral administration orders that are over 1 mL to one decimal place. Round all parenteral administration orders under 1 mL to two decimal places. Do not include zeros at the end of decimal numbers
? The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a patient's age, condition, reaction, additional medications, and other factors. The physician orders 150,000 units of penicillin. You have a 10 mL vial of powder labeled penicillin 500,000 units. Instructions indicate to add 4.8 mL sterile saline or sterile water to give 100,000 units per mL. How many mL will be administered?