A patient has received an overdose of intravenous heparin, and is showing signs of excessive bleeding. Which substance is the antidote for heparin overdose?

Which characteristic tends to make a nurse the best communicators with patients?

A nurse is discussing the advantages of a nursing clinical information system. Which advantage should the nurse describe?

A toddler is going to have surgery on the right ear. Which teaching method is most appropriate for this developmental stage?

A nurse is administering a unit of RBC 350 mL over 3 hr to a client who has anemia. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is using Jean Piaget's developmental theory to focus on cognitive development. Which area will the nurse assess in this patient?

What is the best suggestion a nurse could make to a family requesting help in selecting a local nursing center?

A nurse is teaching the staff about informatics. Which information from the staff indicates the nurse needs to follow up?

A spouse brings the children in to visit their mother in the hospital. The nurse asks how the family is doing. The husband states, "None of her jobs are getting done, and I don't do those jobs, so the house and the kids are falling apart." How will the nurse interpret this finding?

A 72-year-old woman was recently widowed. She worked as a teller at a bank for 40 years and has been retired for the past 5 years. She never learned how to drive. She lives in a rural area that does not have public transportation. Which psychosocial change does the nurse focus on as a priority?

A nurse wants to find all the pertinent patient information in one record, regardless of the number of times the patient entered the health care system. Which record should the nurse access?