Nur334 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is planning to administer subcutaneous enoxaparin 40 mg using a prefilled syringe of enoxaparin 40 mg/0.4 mL to an adult client following hip arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? Expel the air bubble from the prefilled syringe before injecting Insert the needle completely into the clients tissue Administer the injection in the client's thigh Aspirate carefully after inserting the needle into the client's skin correct answer: Insert th...

1) A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? 1. Calcium chloride 2. Calcium gluconate 3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin) 4. Large doses of vitamin D 3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin) Rationale: The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. This client is experiencing hypercalcemia. Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride are medications...

Notes for medsurg exam muscoskeletal

This is a review of multiple ATI chapters and lecture notes from Module 1 at UAB School of Nursing