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Introduction This week’s lab will examine the dynamics of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. Objectives Objectives for this week’s lab include: 1) Identify the body water content and fluid compartments, 2) Define the factors that influence water balance, 3) Compare and contrast electrolyte imbalances, 4) Describe how the body maintains an acid-base balance, and 5) Compare and contrast the acid-base imbalances. Overview A cell’s ability to function and live depends on not only ...

1. Order: Compazine 10 mg, PO, qid. Using the following drug label, how many tablet(s) would you give per dose? Answer 2 2. A patient is to receive lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) 100 mg as an intravenous bolus. The Xylocaine is labeled 20 mg/mL. How many milliliters should be administered? Answer 5 3. Medication order: Nafcillin 0.5 G, IM, q6h. Drug available: 2 g Nafcillin Sodium for injection, USP. How many milliliters of Nafcillin would you give per dose? Answer 2 ...

1. Furosemide 50mg IV push now. Available: Furosemide 40mg/10mL How many mL will you give? Answer 12.5 2. The IV order is for D5W to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the IV be regulated? Answer 17 3. 4 Tablespoons = teaspoons? Answer 12 4. Order: Cinoxacin 1 g/day, PO, in two divided doses Drug available: 500 mg capsules How many milligrams would you give per dose? Answer 500 5. The medication order...

1)A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel? ANSWER: Providing postmortem care to a client,postmortem care serves several purposes 2. A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the use of the supplements? ANSWER:I use ginger when I get car sick 3. A nurse is caring for a client who has i...

1)A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel? ANSWER: Providing postmortem care to a client,postmortem care serves several purposes 2. A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the use of the supplements? ANSWER:I use ginger when I get car sick 3. A nurse is caring for a client who has i...

Cancer disorders: Planning discharge teaching for a client who is postoperative following a modified radical mastectomy-AMS Chapter 92 • Modified radical mastectomy: lymph nodes removed • Nursing Actions: Have the client sit with the head of the bed elevated 30° when awake and support her arm on a pillow. Lying on the unaffected side can relieve pain. Have the client wear a sling while ambulating (to support arm). Avoid administering injections, taking blood pressure, or obtaining b...

1. A home health nurse is visiting a client who has right-sided weakness following a recent stroke. The client states, “I’m not sure how I will buy my groceries since I can’t go back to work.” Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Provide the client information about respite care. b. Initiate a referral for the client to a social worker. c. Contact friends and neighbors to ship for the client. d. Offer to bring groceries to the client on a regular basis. 2. A case...

1) A nurse working in an infectious disease clinic is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of Lyme disease. Which of the following agencies is responsible for voluntarily reporting cases of this disease to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? b. Office of the Surgeon General c. Local Red Cross chapter d. Hospital infection control department 2) A case manager is completing discharge planning for a client who has alcohol use disorder and cirrhosis of the liver. Which of t...

1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client after intravenous pylegraphy? A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test is tiring. C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of fluid every hour for the next 2 days D) Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the health care provider if it should decrease. The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for t...

1. When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is: a. Diabetes mellitus. c. Chronic hypertension. b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). d. Anemia. ANS: A The most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are diabetes and hypertension associated with pregnancy. Both of these conditions are associated with maternal obesity. There are no studies that indicate MVP is among the most frequentl...