Ampicillin 350 mg IM daily is ordered for your patient. After reconstitution with 3.5 ml of sterile water, the vial of Ampicillin contains a total of 500 mg/ml. How many milliliters will your patient receive per day?

You have just admitted a patient to the ED following a fall from a first floor hotel balcony. The patient is 22 years old and smells of alcohol. The patient begins to vomit in the ED. Which of the following interventions is most appropriate?

A 20-year-old male client arrives at the emergency department. He is conscious, coherent, and ambulatory, but his shirt and pants are covered with blood. He and his hysterical friends are yelling and trying to explain that they were playing around and he got poked in the abdomen with a stick. Which of the following comments should be given first consideration?

The triage nurse has four clients arrive in the emergency department at the same time. List the order in which the RN will assess these clients from first priority to last priority.

1. A 50-year-old female with moderate abdominal pain and occasional vomiting
2. A 35-year-old jogger with a twisted ankle, having a pedal pulse and no deformity.
3. An ambulatory dazed 25-year-old male with a bandaged head wound.
4. 4. An irritable 3-day old with a fever, petechiae, and nuchal rigidity.

A nurse in the ICU receives report from the nurse in the EC about a new patient being admitted with a neck injury he received while diving into a lake. The EC nurse reports that his blood pressure is 85/54, heart rate is 53 beats per minute, and his skin is warm and dry. What does the ICU nurse recognize that that patient is probably experiencing?

At the end of your shift, the ICU supervisor consults with you about which of the oncoming staff members is best to assign to care for a 54-year-old female with septic shock with the following vital signs: BP 86/40, HR 112, O2 saturation 93%, RR 32, and T 103 F. She is currently on a Dopamine drip and is being mechanically ventilated. Which RN is the most appropriate to assign to care for this patient?

A nurse assessing a client determines that he is in the compensatory stage of shock. Which of the following findings support this conclusion?

A nurse in the ICU is planning the care of a patient who is being treated for shock. Which of the following statements best describes the pathophysiology of this patient's health problem?

Which trauma patient should the nurse prioritize as needing emergent treatment FIRST, assuming no other injuries are present except the ones outlined below?

A patient is experiencing respiratory insufficiency and cannot maintain spontaneous respirations. The nurse suspects that the physician will perform which of the following actions?

The physician orders furosemide 67 mg IV push STAT for edema. Your vial of furosemide contains 40 mg in 4 ml. How many milliliters will you administer?