The healthcare provider prescribes 500 mL of 0.45% normal saline with 100 units regular insulin to infuse at 15 units/hour. The drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should regulate the IV to deliver how many gtt/minute? (Enter numerical value only.)

The post anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse uses the SBAR format in reporting to the surgical unit nurse regarding an older client who had a right total hip replacement for avascular necrosis. Vital signs are reported, which are all stable and within normal limits. The nurse also reports that the client was medicated for pain with morphine 2 mg IV and ondansetron 4 mg IV 45 minutes ago, which reduced the pain level to 4 on a 0 to 10 scale, but the client is still nauseated. Which additional information is critical for the PACU nurse to include in the SBAR format report? Select all that apply.

A client with a history of gout presents to the clinic with an inflamed left knee. The client reports the knee is extremely painful to touch for the second time in 6 months. The healthcare provider prescribes colchicine and ibuprofen. Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

Patient Data

The nurse administered tPA and conducted neurologic assessments every 15 minutes during the infusion. The tPA infusion finished and the nurse performed neurologic assessments every 30 minutes for the 6 hours following the administration. The client was noted to be stable with unchanged neurologic assessments. The nurse begins to plan care for the client's recovery and identifies interdisciplinary team members who can assist with the client's recovery.
Which interdisciplinary team member(s) should assist the client in recovery? Select all that apply.

A client shares with the nurse concerns of a possible stomach ulcer. The client is experiencing heartburn and a dull gnawing pain that is relieved with eating. Which is the best response by the nurse?

A client is receiving IV fluids by gravity infusion and exhibits signs of fluid volume overload. When assessing the client's IV delivery system, where should the nurse assess first?

A client is admitted for blunt force chest trauma following a motor vehicle collision. A nasogastric (NG) tube was inserted in the emergency department and chest x-ray results indicate that the tip of the NG tube is in the left chest. Which priority action(s) should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

The healthcare provider prescribes 1 liter of lactate Ringer's to infuse in 8 hours. The IV administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

For each of the findings listed, click to indicate which are consistent with the disease process of aortic aneurysm versus gastric cancer. Each column must have at least one response option selected.

A toddler is brought to the emergency department after ingesting several tablets of acetaminophen from a bottle that the toddler found in the mother's purse. The healthcare provider prescribes N-acetylcysteine solution for oral administration. Which action should the nurse implement if the child vomits?

The nurse is planning an educational session for new parents on ways to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which information is most important to provide parents of newborns and infants?