A nurse is obtaining an arterial blood sample from an arterial line for a patient who is receiving oxygen therapy. What is the minimal time the patient should be on the therapy before obtaining the sample?
A) 15 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 45 minutes
D) 60 minutes
A
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The nurse is teaching a woman who is pregnant about iron supplementation. Which statement by the woman indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "I may take the iron with an antacid to reduce gastrointestinal upset." b. "I should drink a glass of milk with iron to increase absorption." c. "I should take the iron supplement with a glass of orange juice." d. "I will stop taking the iron if my stools turn black and tarry."
Which of the following made nurses available to provide health services for women and children?
1. Sheppard Tower Act 2. Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy 3. Early Periodic Screening and Developmental Testing Program (EPSDT) 4. Women, Infants, and Children program (WIC)
When making an occupied bed,
A. the patient is in the bed. B. make the top first, then the bottom. C. keep the bed in the low position. D. the patient is out of bed.
The recommended dosage of morphine IV for a child is 0.6 mg/kg/h. The child weighs 99 lb. The medication is supplied in 30 mg/30 mL
a. What is the child's weight in kilograms? _____________ b. Calculate the dose for this child. ____________________ c. Calculate the rate in milliliters per hour for this IV. ____________________