The physician has ordered Tagamet (cimetidine) 300 mg in 50 mL D5W over 30 minutes with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL. What is the correct IV flow rate in gtt/min?
A) 16
B) 17
C) 50
D) 100
B
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Freud's psychoanalytical theory states that an adult is more likely to be mentally healthy if there is a balance between which parts of the mind? (Select all that apply.)
a. Id b. Ego c. Superego d. Conscience
To achieve adequate eye drop drug retention and absorption, how long should the nurse wait between administering successive eye drops in the same eye?
A) 30 seconds B) 1 minute C) 3 minutes D) 5 minutes
During treatment of a patient who has brain
cancer, the nurse hears the oncologist mention that the patient has reached the "nadir." The nurse knows that this term means which of these? a. The lowest level of neutrophils reached during therapy. b. The highest level of neutrophils reached during therapy. c. The point at which the adverse effects of chemotherapy will stop. d. The point at which the cytotoxic action against cancer cells is the highest.
What is one of the broad goals within nursing?
A) To prevent mental health B) To form broad nursing diagnoses C) To promote self-care D) To treat human responses