The healthcare provider (HCP) prescribes dopamine 2 mcg/kg/min IV for client who weighs 60 kg. The IV bag contains "Dopamine 400 mg in dextrose 5% in water (DW) 500 mL." The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numerical value only.)

A client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after a colon resection with the formation of a loop colostomy. The nurse determines the client's abdominal dressing is clean and dry. Vital signs are temperature 100° F (37.8° C) orally, heart rate 132 beats/minute, blood pressure 88/65 mm Hg, and urine output 10 mL/hour. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A client has a chest tube connected to a closed water-seal drainage system with suction. Which equipment should the nurse always have available at the client's bedside?

The nurse is caring for a client who has hemorrhaged postoperatively and is in an early stage of shock. Which cardiopulmonary symptoms are most indicative of progressive hypovolemic shock?

A client is admitted to the neurological intensive care unit after having just sustained a C5 spinal cord injury (SCI). Which assessment finding for this client warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

The nurse is completing a neurological assessment on a client with a head injury. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 14. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse assesses the telemetry monitor of a client who is 24 hours postoperative from having a permanent pacemaker insertion. The nurse observes that a pacemaker spike is present before each QRS complex in lead II of the electrocardiogram (ECG). Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with multisystem organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). The client is restless, febrile, and nauseated. Insulin is infusing at 5 units/hour per protocol to keep blood glucose less than 150 mg/dL (8.3 mmol/L). Dopamine is infusing at 5 mcg/kg/minute per protocol to keep mean arterial pressure (MAP) greater than 65 mm Hg. Serum blood glucose is 160 mg/dL and MAP is 66 mm Hg. The client is receiving oxygen at 50% via face mask and has an oxygen saturation of 92%. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

Reference Range:

• Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

Which are three goals of therapy for this client?

The nurse is monitoring for signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in a client who attempted suicide by jumping from a tenth floor balcony. The client is intubated and mechanically ventilated. Which intervention should the nurse implement to minimize rises in ICP?

The healthcare provider (HCP) changes a prescription for a nitroglycerin IV infusion from 10 mcg/min to 15 mcg/min. The IV bag contains nitroglycerin 50 mg in dextrose 5% in water (DW) 250 mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)