A 10-year-old child with pneumonia is receiving oxygen at 5 L/minute via a nasal cannula.
When planning care for this child, what principle of oxygen administration should the nurse keep in mind?

A client with atrial fibrillation is scheduled for an elective cardioversion.

The nurse prepares for the procedure by inserting two intravenous (IV) catheters and connecting the monitoring lead wires to the client.
Which action is most crucial for the nurse to take before initiating the cardioversion?

An intravenous (IV) antibiotic is prescribed for a patient with a postoperative infection. The medication is to be administered in 4 divided doses.
Which schedule is best for administering this prescription?

A child with an Escherichia coli urinary tract infection is receiving a secondary infusion of gentamicin 60 mg every 8 hours IV, which is to be infused over 30 minutes.

The medication is delivered by the pharmacy diluted in a 50 ml bag of saline.

What should be the infusion pump’s regulation in mL/hour? (Provide the numeric value only.)

The nurse inspects the airway and finds no visible trauma, and the airway appears to be patent.
What other assessment items are included in the primary survey? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing a 50 mL dose of 50% dextrose IV for a patient with insulin shock. What is the appropriate method for administering the medication?

The nurse is implementing the plan of care for a client.

For each body system, identify the potential nursing intervention that would be appropriate for the care of the client. Each body system may support more than one potential nursing intervention.

Each category must have at least one response option selected.

A nurse in the emergency department is collecting evidence for a rape kit from a woman who reports that she was raped while returning to her dormitory from the university library.
Which intervention is most crucial for the nurse to implement?

Upon entering a patient’s room to administer an IV antibiotic at 0900, the nurse discovers that the patient is engaged in sexual activity with a visitor.
What should be the nurse’s course of action?

The nurse is educating a patient who was admitted with a blood glucose level of 580 mg/dL on how to prevent complications related to diabetes mellitus.
Which statement, if made by the patient, would indicate that they have understood the teaching?

A nurse notices clear fluid on the surgical dressing of a patient who has just returned from lumbar spinal surgery. What should be the nurse’s immediate course of action?