A patient is prescribed 2000 units of heparin subcutaneously. The drug on hand is heparin 5000 units/mL. How many milliliters is the correct dose? _____ mL
What is the answer?
0.4
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a. Urinary tract infection b. Nephrosis c. Torsion d. Phimosis
The nurse teaches a group of primigravidas that during delivery, pressure on the fetal skull may produce changes in the shape of the skull called:
a. pressure response. b. overlapping. c. molding. d. spacing.
A client with osteoporosis is prescribed a selective estrogen receptor modifier (SERM) as treatment. The nurse would identify which drug as belonging to this class?
A) Alendronate (Fosamax) B) Calcium gluconate C) Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) D) Raloxifene (Evista)
During a physical examination of a client, the nurse observes massive generalized edema. What would be best way that the nurse should record this observation in the electronic medical record?
A) Pitting edema B) Nonpitting edema C) Anasarca D) Ecchymosis