A male client who weighs 90 kg is admitted to the emergency department with full thickness burns to 45% of his total body surface area (TBSA). The burns occurred at 1000. At 1200, the nurse uses the prescribed protocol for burns fluid resuscitation to calculate the total fluid volume for the first 24 hours. The infusion pump should be set to deliver how many mL/hour during the first 8 hours? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A client is receiving a secondary IV infusion of azithromycin 500 mg in 500 mL of normal saline (NS) to be infused over 2 hours. The IV administration set delivers 20 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A pre-school age child with a congenital heart defect is brought to the clinic by the parent because of a fever and an earache. During the assessment, the parent asks the nurse why the child is at the 5th percentile for weight and height for age. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

The nurse is reviewing the recommended preventative care for clients with asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Which health care measure is most important for the nurse to recommend to these clients?

A female client with aphasia is trying to verbalize feelings to the nurse and states, "I want...," but does not finish the statement. How should the nurse respond to this unfinished statement?

While caring for a client after a small bowel resection, the nurse is informed that the client has a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). To reduce the risk of recurrence of the MRSA in the postoperative wound, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

An adult client who is admitted to the mental health unit for treatment of bipolar disorder has a slightly slurred speech pattern and an unsteady gait. Which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?

Reference Range:

Blood alcohol level [0 to 0.05% (0 to 10.9 mmol/L]

Lithium [0.8 to 1.2 mEq/L (0.8 to 1.2 mmol/L)]

A male client who weighs 90 kg is admitted to the emergency department with full thickness burns to 45% of his total body surface area (TBSA). The burns occurred at 1000. At 1200, the nurse uses the prescribed protocol for burns fluid resuscitation to calculate the total fluid volume for the first 24 hours. The infusion pump should be set to deliver how many mL/hour during the first 8 hours? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

When performing suctioning for a client with a tracheostomy, which action should the nurse include?

The nurse considers the brief interaction with the client and the triage report.

Which finding(s) should the nurse investigate further? Select all that apply.

An older adult client is admitted to the psychiatric unit for assessment of a recent onset of dementia. The nurse notices that in the evening this client often becomes restless, confused, and agitated. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?