A 72-year-old woman recently had gallbladder surgery and is now back in her home environment. The visiting nurse who came to check on her incision notices that the incision appears red and irritated, and pus is forming in pockets around the edges. The patient is transported back to the hospital and admitted with a diagnosis of healthcare-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The physician orders 1 g Vancomycin in 200 mL over 75 minutes. The Vancomycin is available as an isotonic, premixed solution of 1 g/200 mL. Calculate the manual flow rate with 15 gtt/mL tubing: ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
40 gtt/min
f = 40 gtt/min
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The client has been vomiting for several days. The nurse knows that the client is at risk for metabolic alkalosis because gastric secretions have which characteristic?
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The severe impairment or total lack of kidney function is referred to as
A. azotemia. B. anuria. C. renal failure. D. pyelonephritis.