The nurse is preparing to administer an ampicillin suspension labeled, "Ampicillin 250 mg/5 mL," to a child with impetigo. The prescription: is for 500 mg four times a day. How many mL should the child receive per day?

(Enter numeric value only.)

When changing the client's dressing for a vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) wound therapy system, the nurse observes foul, purulent drainage. Which intervention(s) should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

An older adult client who cares for her husband at home has just learned that she needs to have knee replacement surgery. She tells the nurse she is concerned about her inability to provide care to her husband while she recovers from surgery and attends physical therapy. She has a friend who can drive her to and from her appointments once she is discharged, but cannot provide the care her husband needs.

How should the nurse respond to the client?

After removing a client's dressing that is saturated with sanguineous drainage, where should the nurse place the dressing?

A postoperative client returns to the nursing unit following a ureterolithotomy via a flank incision. Which potential problem has the highest priority when planning nursing care for this client?

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is experiencing worsening dyspnea and low oxygen levels. The vital signs are assessed as a temperature of 99.6° F (37.5° C), heart rate 98 beats/minute, respirations 28 breaths/minute, blood pressure 140/82 mm Hg, and a oxygen saturation 889% on room air.

Which action should the nurse implement?

In caring for a client who is receiving linezolid IV for nosocomial pneumonia, which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?

The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a client with multiple sclerosis (MS). Which finding(s) should be reported to the healthcare provider immediately? Select all that apply.

The nurse is performing tracheostomy care for a client when a code blue is called for another client on the unit who experiences a cardiopulmonary arrest. Which action should the nurse take?

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Neurological: Alert and oriented. Agitated. Denies headaches.

Cardiovascular: Reported chest pain described as pressure and tightness that is unrelieved with rest. Rapid regular rhythm. Normal heart tones. Radial and pedal pulses 2+. Capillary refill 2 seconds.

Respiratory: Rapid and shallow breaths. Clear breath sounds throughout bilateral lungs.

Gastrointestinal: Within normal limits (WNL).

Genitourinary: WNL

Musculoskeletal: WNL

Pain: 7 on a 0 to 10 scale, tightness and pressure in chest. Started approximately 2 hours ago and got progressively worse, unrelieved by rest.

A client with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted with pneumonia. Vital signs include a heart rate of 122 beats/minute, a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/minute, and a blood pressure of 170/90 mm Hg. Which assessment finding warrants the most immediate intervention by the nurse?