A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for isoniazid 10 mg/kg/day by mouth (PO) once a day.

The bottle is labeled, “Isoniazid Oral Solution, USP 50 mg per 5 mL.”. How many mL should the nurse administer? . .

A client at 38-weeks gestation reports experiencing severe abdominal pain.
Upon palpation, the nurse notes that the abdomen is rigid.
How should the nurse document the findings?

The nurse is caring for a toddler with a large, unrepaired ventricular septal defect and heart failure.
What assessment finding should the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is providing instructions to the parent of a 10-year-old child who has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). The parent expresses a fear of needles and is unable to perform the procedure of administering subcutaneous insulin injections to the child.
What action should the nurse take?

The nurse is providing information to a parent of a six-month old about vaccinations.
Which statement made by the parent should the nurse recognize as understanding the information?

The nurse is reviewing a client’s chart.

Click to highlight areas of client history and physical below that increase the risk for postpartum hemorrhage.

Client was middle-aged and married.

She was in labor for 25 hours and forceps were used to assist with the delivery.

She was given an epidural for anesthesia that was effective.

The labor and delivery nurse reported that the client had a 4th degree laceration, and her pain was currently at a 4 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.

Her vital signs were stable, and she was catheterized for 500 mL of light-yellow urine just prior to delivery.

Her spouse was at the bedside for delivery.

A patient was received one hour after delivering a 9 lb 1 oz (4.1 kg) female baby.

Her vital signs are as follows: Temperature 100.4° F (38° C) orally, Heart rate 86 beats/minute, Respiratory rate 16 breaths/minute, Blood pressure 102/12 mm Hg, Pain 4 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.

She was assisted to the bathroom where she voided 150 mL of clear yellow urine.

Lochia rubra is moderate with small clots, no foul odor noted.

The fundus is firm at the umbilicus.

The episiotomy edges are well approximated, with no redness, edema, drainage, or ecchymosis.

There is no pain, redness, or swelling in the calves.

A 1,000 mL bag of lactated Ringer’s solution containing 10 units of oxytocin is infusing via an 18-gauge peripheral IV in the left forearm at 125 mL per hour, with 500 mL remaining in the bag.

The IV is patent, without redness or swelling, and can be discontinued when this bag’s infusion is complete.

A client who experienced a severe postpartum hemorrhage following the vaginal birth of twins is transferred to the postpartum unit.
The nurse knows that assessment for which complication is the highest priority for this client?

A client at 28-weeks gestation whose hemoglobin level is 10.7 g/dL (107 g/L) and hematocrit is 32.3% (0.323 volume fraction), tells the nurse that she eats plenty of green vegetables.
When the client asks the nurse how the pregnancy might affect the laboratory findings, which information should the nurse provide?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with acute rhinosinusitis.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide to the client? Select all that apply.