A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every 12 hours to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5% in water (DW) 200 mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Enter numerical value only.)

The nurse is caring for a client who has been taking ibuprofen. Which finding is most important for the nurse report to the healthcare provider?

A female client with multiple sclerosis reports having less fatigue and improved memory since she began using the herbal supplement, ginkgo biloba. Which information is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan for this client?

A client receives a prescription for dalteparin 2500 units subcutaneously 2 hours before a scheduled procedure. The medication is available in a 5000 units/0.2 mL. prefilled syringe. How many ml. should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.)

A client with heart failure (HF) develops hyperaldosteronism and spironolactone is prescribed. Which instruction should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?

A male client with a history of heart failure (HF) complains of heartburn when he lies down after dinner. The home health nurse should encourage the client to talk to the healthcare provider about using which over-the-counter medication to relieve this problem?

A client with Parkinson's disease who is taking carbidopa/levodopa reports the urine appears to be darker in color. Which action should the nurse take?

0730

• Admit to the surgical floor
• Dextrose 59% and 0.9% sodium chloride to infuse at 125 ml/hr
• Advance diet as tolerated
• Insulin glargine 12 units subcutaneous every 12 hours
• Ceftriaxone 2 g IV every 24 hours for 3 days, first dose given in surgery
• Insulin lispro 1 unit subcutaneously per 15 carbohydrates
• Insulin lispro sliding scale:

180-240 mg/dL (10-13.3 mmol/L)- 1 unit

241-300 mg/dl. (13.4-16.7 mmol/L)-2 units

300-360 mg/dL (16.7-30 mmol/L)-3 units

over 360 mg/dL (30 mmol/L)-call the physician

• Glucagon 1 syringe subcutaneously for blood glucose less than 60 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L) and unresponsiveness

It is 1800, and the client has a schedule dose of insulin glargine due. The client has a regular diet tray ordered with 60 carbohydrates. The tray has not yet arrived in the room.

For each nursing action below, click to specify If the action is indicated, contraindicated or non-essential.

A client who received a renal transplant three months ago is readmitted to the acute care unit with signs of graft rejection. While taking the client's history, the nurse determines that the client has been self-administering St. John's Wort, an herbal preparation, on the advice of a friend. Which information is most significant about this finding?

On admission, the healthcare provider prescribes a broad spectrum antibiotic for a client with a gram-negative infection. Before administering the first dose, it is most Important for the nurse to implement which prescription?

The nurse is planning to administer the antiulcer gastrointestinal (GI) agent sucralfate to a client with peptic ulcer disease. Which action should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?