A child (14kg) is ordered Clindamycin Suspension 120mg PO every 6 hours.

The safe dose is 8-25mg/kg/day.

What is the minimum dose the child should receive per day?

A client is to receive Levothyroxine 25 mcg PO daily.

Levothyroxine unit dose available is 0.05 mg/tablet.

What would the nurse administer?

A client is prescribed Methylprednisolone 25mg IV every 6 hours.

The vial (after reconstitution) reads Methylprednisolone 80mg/mL. How many milliliters will be drawn up in the syringe? (Use a leading zero if it applies, Round to the nearest tenth, Do not use a trailing zero).

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who was alert and oriented at admission, but now seems increasingly restless and intermittently confused.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to address the client's safety needs?

When calculating a 1-minute APGAR, the nurse evaluates the following assessment data: Heart rate 120 BPM; strong cry; well-flexed; reflex-crying: body pink; acrocyanosis present in hands and feet.

In view of these findings, the nurse should assign an APGAR score of:

A nurse is caring for a client in active labor when the fetal heart monitor indicates a sudden deceleration.

Upon assessment, the nurse notes that the umbilical cord is protruding from the vaginal opening.

The nurse immediately calls for assistance and uses a sterile gloved hand to lift the presenting part off of the cord.

The nurse positions the client in a knee to chest position to relieve pressure on the cord.

Fetal heart tones are monitored continuously.

The provider is notified while preparations for an emergency cesarean birth are initiated.

The nurse documents the time of cord prolapse, interventions, and the client response.

Select the portions of the text that indicate priority nursing actions in response to a prolapsed umbilical cord.

The nurse is caring for a client with a medical diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome.
What would the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is attending a social event when another guest coughs weakly once, grasps his throat with his hands, and cannot talk.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Which activity should be restricted for a client following a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy surgery?

A client is prescribed to receive 375 mL of PRBCs to infuse over 3.5 hours on an infusion pump.

What would the nurse set the infusion pump (mL/hr) to run? (Do not use a leading zero, Round to a whole number)

A nurse is caring for a child with spina bifida and an associated complication of hydrocephalus with neurological damage.
Which of the following conditions should the nurse expect to accommodate during care?