A nurse is inserting a catheter into a female patient. When the nurse inserts the catheter, no urine is obtained. The nurse suspects the catheter is not in the urethra.
What should the nurse do?

A nurse is providing care for a patient who has deep vein thrombosis.

The patient is prescribed heparin, which is to be administered via continuous IV infusion at a rate of 1,200 units/hr. If the available heparin is 25,000 units in 500 mL DSW, how many mL/hr should the IV pump be set to deliver?

(Round your answer to the nearest tenth or whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a patient with a nasogastric (NG) tube and tests the pH of the secretions to verify correct placement of the tube.
What pH reading should the nurse expect?

What should a nurse include in a nutrition class for pregnant teenagers? Choose all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a patient who has sepsis.

The patient has been prescribed vancomycin 1 g in 250 mL dextrose 5% (D5W) to be administered over 2 hours via IV intermittent bolus.

How many mL/hr should the nurse set the IV pump to deliver?

A nurse is preparing to instill 840 mL of enteral nutrition via a patient’s gastrostomy tube over 24 hours using an infusion pump.

How many mL/hr should the nurse set the infusion pump to deliver?

A nurse is preparing to administer three liquid medications to a client who has an NG feeding tube with continuous enteral feedings.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving enteral tube feeding and has a new prescription to dilute the formula.

The nurse recognizes this is being done to resolve which of the following conditions?