A patient is prescribed a fentanyl patch to administer 100 mcg/hour. The patient uses one patch for 72 hours and then is changed to an intravenous infusion of morphine 8 hours into the second patch
If the patient had been receiving the morphine intravenously, how many mg of the medication would the patient have received from wearing the patch?
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Correct Answer: 320 mg
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When teaching a client about the best sources of potassium, the nurse would include which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Eggs b. Nuts c. Meats d. Cheese e. Bananas f. Oranges
The nurse may incorporate similarities of nutritional needs into the plan of care for clients who are Mormon and Buddhist. Members of these religions both:
1. Fast on Fridays 2. Follow vegetarian diets 3. Avoid alcohol and tobacco 4. Avoid mixing dairy and meat products
Historically, nurses have always given care with the following approach to the cost of that care
A. Give the best possible nursing care regardless of ability to pay. B. Give whatever care the nurse has the expertise to give. C. Give whatever care the patient could afford. D. Give whatever care the patient desired and for which he or she was willing to pay.
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