A patient is on a once-daily dosage of gentamicin. If a trough level is ordered, when should it be drawn?
a. 2 hours after completing the infusion
b. 8 hours after completing the infusion
c. 12 hours after completing the infusion
d. 1 hour before the next infusion
d
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A patient has sepsis and is placed on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Her temperature is 37.8°C. Her BUN level is elevated. She continues on vasopressor therapy. What other steps should be taken to protect the patient from inadequate organ perfusion?
a. Increase net ultrafiltrate of fluid. b. Discontinue vasopressor support. c. Assess the patient for blood loss and hypotension. d. Notify the physician of access pressures.
Technically, for which of the following designs is ANCOVA most appropriate?
a. A time series design b. A randomized controlled pretest–posttest design c. A case-control design d. A nonequivalent control group design
The nurse is caring for a client after a lung lobectomy. The nurse notes fluctuating water levels in the water-seal chamber of the client's chest tube. What action should the nurse take?
A. Do nothing, but continue to monitor the client. B. Call the physician immediately. C. Check the chest tube for a loose connection. D. Add more water to the water-seal chamber
Which statement made by the client indicates the need for further teaching?
1. "Vitamin supplements can be a substitute for a balanced diet." 2. "Too much vitamin A or D is not good for me." 3. "Although the label on a vitamin supplement might indicate that it contains 100% of the RDA for a particular vitamin, the body might only absorb a little of the vitamin." 4. "It is not harmful for most patients to consume two to three times the recommended levels of most vitamins."