NSG 326 Week 2 NCLEX 45 questions With Complete Solutions

A nurse visits an older adult client at home who is recovering from bronchitis. The client reports to the nurse he has a persistent cough and is taking 2 teaspoons (tsp) of cough elixir as needed. The client shows the nurse the bottle, which is labeled dextromethorphan 7.5 mg per 5 mL. How many mg does the nurse calculate that the client has been taking with each dose? - ️️15 mg A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a child who is prescribed 10 mL of diphenhydramine (Benadryl) elixir every 4 hr as needed for an allergic response. How many tsp of diphenhydramine should the nurse instruct the parent to administer per dose? - ️️2 tsp While obtaining a blood specimen from a client's peripherally inserted venous catheter line, the nurse contaminates his gloved hand with blood. Upon completion of the task, the nurse should - ️️remove the gloves carefully and perform handwashing A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin (Vancocin) to a client following anthrax exposure. The provider prescribes 15 mg/kg every 12 hr. The client weighs 198 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round to the nearest whole number.) - ️️1350 mg A nurse who is caring for a client discusses strategies to promote rest and sleep. Which of the following statements indicates a need for further teaching? - ️️"i will walk briskly for 30 minutes before bedtime" After administering morning medications, a nurse realizes that the nifedipine (Procardia) prescribed for one client was inadvertently administered to the client's roommate. The nurse's priority action should be to - ️️check the clients vital signs While assessing a client who is receiving intravenous (IV) therapy via his left forearm, the nurse notes that the site is red, swollen, and painful, and that the surrounding tissues are hard. The nurse's first action should be which of the following? - ️️discontinue the existing IV line