The nurse has to administer Sublimaze (fentanyl citrate) 60 mcg IM 30 minutes prior to surgery. The medication is available as Sublimaze (fentanyl citrate) 50 mcg/mL. How many milliliters of medication would the nurse draw up in the syringe?
A) 1
B) 1.1
C) 1.15
D) 1.2
D
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The priority nursing intervention for clients diagnosed with delirium includes which of the following?
A) Reduce environmental noise. B) Initiate safety precautions. C) Reorient the client to date, time, and place. D) Explain all procedures and what is happening to the client.
It is now recommended that children with asthma who are taking long-term inhaled steroids should be assessed frequently because which disease or assessment findings may develop?
a. Cough b. Osteoporosis c. Slowed growth d. Cushing syndrome
After teaching a group of students about systems theory and family, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following as a major principle of the systems theory?
A) Parts are independent of one another. B) Each system has the same characteristics. C) The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. D) Information is not exchanged within the systems.
A patient with lung cancer is receiving chemotherapy. Why is it important for the nurse to closely monitor the patient's white blood cell (WBC) count?
a. Chemotherapy drugs cause proliferation of blood cells, which can lead to sluggish circulation. b. Chemotherapy drugs cause polycythemia and can precipitate thrombosis. c. Chemotherapy drugs depress the bone marrow, which can lead to infection and an increase in WBC count. d. Chemotherapy drugs attack WBCs and shorten their life span, which increases risk for infection.