A patient admitted to your floor for abdominal pain and constipation is experiencing seepage or leaking of liquid stool, what is this an indication of?

The physician orders Ancef 400mg IV every 8 hours for a child weighing 44 lbs. You have on hand Ancef 330 mg/mL. The recommended daily IV dosage for a child is 75 mg/kg/day.

What is the safe and single dose for this child?

What type of diet is composed of clear liquid foods that become fluid at body temperature and requires minimal digestion and leaves minimal residue?

On admission, a patient weighs 250 pounds. The weight is recorded as 256 pounds on the second inpatient day. Which condition will the nurse assess for in this patient?

The physician orders Cimetidine HCI 300 ng PO gid. After looking at the label you have on hand, how many teaspoons will you administer to the patient?

A nurse is caring for a client in the hospital setting who is receiving enteral feeding via NG tube, which action should the nurse complete prior to administering feeding?

The patient has Ampicillin 100mg IV every 6 hours ordered for infection. The Ampicillin is diluted in 125 mL of 0.9% NS and is to be infused over 30 minutes. What rate do you set the pump? Whole number.

A malnourished patient has an order for 500 mL of Intralipid 10% to be infused over 6 hours. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be programmed for? Whole number.

Which parameters are to be considered in Physical Assessment for Fluid and Electrolyte status? Select all that apply

The health care provider is concerned that the client has hypokalemia. During the physical examination, which question should the nurse ask the client?

A nurse is preparing to catheterize a female client. What will the nurse consider when comparing the anatomy of the female urethra with that of the male urethra?