A client is receiving "Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 250 mL 5% Dextrose" IV at 7 mL/hour. The healthcare provider changes the prescription to 900 units/hour. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)

The charge nurse observes a new nurse preparing to irrigate an intravenous catheter. The new nurse is attaching an 18-gauge needle. Which action should the charge nurse take?

Which is the priority nursing problem for a client with hypoparathyroidism?

Patient Data

Which assessment findings indicate that the client has stabilized? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing an adult with Addison's disease for self-management. Which information should the nurse include in the client's instructions?

Before leaving the room of a client who is confused, the nurse observes that a half bow knot was used to attach the client's wrist restraints to the movable portion of the client's bed frame. Which action should the nurse take before leaving the room?

An older client is being admitted to a rehabilitation unit from a medical-surgical unit following a left hip replacement. When reviewing the client's prescribed medications, which intervention should the nurse implement first?

Patient Data

A client who is participating in an anger management assignment asks to make a leather belt in occupational therapy. The client begins pounding the leather vigorously with a mallet to imprint designs on the belt. Which defense mechanism is the client using?

Nursing actions: Indicated/contraindicated/non-urgent

A client exposed to tuberculosis is scheduled to begin prophylactic treatment with isoniazid. Which information is most important for the nurse to note before administering the initial dose?