A critical care nurse is part of the code blue response team at the hospital and has been paged to the emergency department where a patient's condition has rapidly decompensated into ventricular fibrillation (VF)
The nurse should prepare to assist with which of the following interventions?
A) Cardioversion
B) Defibrillation
C) Administration of IV metoprolol
D) Administration of digoxin
B
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a. enrolling her in a health club. b. taking her to the mall in a wheelchair. c. purchasing clothes to disguise the cast. d. spending a majority of their time with her.
Allopurinol (Zyloprim) has been ordered for a patient receiving treatment for gout. The nurse caring for this patient knows to assess the patient for bone marrow suppression, which may be manifested by which of the following diagnostic findings?
A) Hyperuricemia B) Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate C) Elevated serum creatinine D) Decreased platelets
Treatment for rhinitis includes oral antibiotics
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
An IV of 410 mL is restarted at 3:04 a.m. at a rate of 75 mL/hr. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time
What will be an ideal response?