To administer critical care medications using an electronic infusion pump, dosage needs to be calculated
in
A. gtt/h.
B. mL/h.
C. mL/min.
D. units/h.
B
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As part of your discharge instructions, what would you teach C.P.? Select all that apply.
a. Keep her head raised while sleeping for 3 to 4 days b. The importance of keeping follow-up medical appointments c. Not to return to work until her thyroid hormone level is normal d. Cover her incision with clothing or sunscreen when she is in the sun e. Proper care of the incision and signs of infection to report to the provider f. To avoid foods containing iodine because they increase her risk for recurrent cancer
The nurse is preparing a client for surgery scheduled for the next day. An important intervention for the nurse to complete with this client is to:
1. give preoperative medications the night before surgery. 2. ensure that the client has nothing by mouth (NPO) after 8 p.m. the night before surgery. 3. complete teaching for postoperative care the evening before surgery. 4. notify the charge nurse if the client has questions.
To make appropriate ethical decisions the nurse manager must have knowledge of what items to assist in making decisions?
1 . Ethical principles and frameworks 2 . Professional approach that eliminates trial and error 3 . Focus on proven decision-making models 4 . Use available organizational processes to assist in making decisions A) 1, 2 B) 1, 2, 3 C) 2, 3, 4 D) 1, 2, 3, 4
Nurses work to serve the population, and they know that which priority population needs to be served by care coordination?
a. Most vulnerable and the frail b. Uninsured and the very young c. Underinsured and the elderly population d. Whole population of the community