The physician orders ampicillin 1 g in 100 mL of D5W IVPB to infuse over 20 minutes. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


75 gtt/min

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The 80-year-old woman tells the home health nurse, "I can only eat cereal because I just can't make those dentures work!" What would be the most appropriate suggestion by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

a. Take only tiny bites of food. b. Chew slowly. c. Use a dental adhesive. d. Select soft, nonsticky foods (e.g., ground meat, boiled carrots). e. Purée all food.

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The pediatric nurse explains to the parents of a child with a chronic illness that a possible complication of a disorder associated with the hematological system includes the development of a _________, an abnormal formation of blood constituents

within the vascular system. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In assessing spinal accessory nerve (CN XI) function, the nurse requests the client to:

a. Stick out the tongue and move it side to side against the resistance of a tongue blade. b. Shrug the shoulders against the resistance of the nurse's hands. c. Swallow while the nurse applies gentle pressure on the thyroid gland. d. Move the chin to the chest and then up toward the ceiling.

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Ordered: Zofran 16 mg po q6h prn nausea. On hand: Zofran 8 mg tablets.The amount to administer is ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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