Cefazolin sodium 250 mg IV every 8 hours is ordered for your patient. You are to reconstitute with 2.5 ml sterile normal saline. After reconstitution the vial contains 225 mg/ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?

A nurse is monitoring the fluid replacement of a client who has sustained burns. The nurse should administer which of the following fluids in the first 24 hr following a burn injury?

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?

You are caring for a patient who sustained rib fractures after hitting the steering wheel of his car. He is spontaneously breathing and receiving oxygen via a face mask. His oxygen saturation is 95%. During your assessment, the oxygen saturation drops to 80%. The patient's blood pressure has dropped from 128/76 mm Hg to 84/50 mm Hg. You do not auscultate any breath sounds on the left side of the chest and you notice JVD. You notify the physician and anticipate:

The nurse in trauma unit has received report on a client who has multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

Norepinephrine (Levophed) has been ordered for the patient in hypovolemic shock. Before administering the drug, the nurse ensures that the

A client was the driver of a compact automobile that had an impact on the driver's side; he wasn't wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. He sustained severe abdominal injuries, bilateral fractured femurs, and a 4-cm laceration to the right arm. On arrival to the emergency department, the client was pale, diaphoretic, and talking incoherently. Vital signs on arrival were blood pressure, 50/40 mm Hg; heart rate, 130 beats/minute; respiratory rate, 36 breaths/minutes; and tympanic temperature, 98.2°F (36.8° C). This client has which type of shock?

An immunocompromised older adult has developed a urinary tract infection and the care team recognizes the need to prevent an exacerbation of the patient's infection that could result in urosepsis and septic shock. What action should the nurse perform to reduce the patient's risk of septic shock?

A nurse is caring for a client in a critical care unit who suffered a knife wound to the chest. The nurse suspects the client is developing cardiac tamponade. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as supporting this suspicion?

A client has a high risk for sepsis-induced shock. Which of the following changes in the client's status should the nurse immediately report to the physician?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing anaphylactic shock in response to the administration of penicillin. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer first?