The provider prescribes the following: Ceftriaxone 1.5g IVPB every 12 hours.

The pharmacy sends up a vial (4g) that needs to be reconstituted with 12mL of sterile water for a final concentration of 2g per 2.5mL.

How many milliliters will be drawn up to add to a 100mL bag of D5W to administer to the client? (Do not use a leading zero, Round to the nearest tenth, Do not use a trailing zero). mL

The nurse has identified the problem of Fluid Volume Excess for a client with chronic renal failure.
The laboratory report indicates a serum sodium level of 120 mEq/L. The nurse interprets this finding as a:

A client is prescribed Methylprednisolone 25mg IV every 6 hours.

The vial (after reconstitution) reads Methylprednisolone 80mg/mL. How many milliliters will be drawn up in the syringe? (Use a leading zero if it applies, Round to the nearest tenth, Do not use a trailing zero).

A nurse is providing care to a 7-year-old male client in the primary care office for a blood pressure check.

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1. Heart rate: 75/min
2. Pulse oximetry: 98% on room air
3. Blood pressure: 148/88 mm Hg
4. Height: 154.9 cm (61 inches)
5. Weight: 44.5 kg (98 lb)

A nurse is providing teaching to a parent of a child who has a fracture at the epiphyseal plate.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client in active labor when the fetal heart monitor indicates a sudden deceleration.

Upon assessment, the nurse notes that the umbilical cord is protruding from the vaginal opening.

The nurse immediately calls for assistance and uses a sterile gloved hand to lift the presenting part off of the cord.

The nurse positions the client in a knee to chest position to relieve pressure on the cord.

Fetal heart tones are monitored continuously.

The provider is notified while preparations for an emergency cesarean birth are initiated.

The nurse documents the time of cord prolapse, interventions, and the client response.

Select the portions of the text that indicate priority nursing actions in response to a prolapsed umbilical cord.

A nurse manager is leading a quality improvement initiative to reduce the incidence of medication administration errors on a medical-surgical unit.

The quality improvement (QI) team analyzes incident reports, identifies patterns, and develops interventions to address the root causes.

Which of the following actions should the nurse include as part of the quality improvement process?

A nurse is caring for a child with spina bifida and an associated complication of hydrocephalus with neurological damage.
Which of the following conditions should the nurse expect to accommodate during care?

A client is prescribed to receive 375 mL of PRBCs to infuse over 3.5 hours on an infusion pump.

What would the nurse set the infusion pump (mL/hr) to run? (Do not use a leading zero, Round to a whole number)

A new nurse manager has observed several instances of horizontal violence between staff members on her unit, primarily verbal abuse and malicious gossip.
What should she do?

A client has recently undergone a kidney transplant.
Which of the following diet and activity recommendations should the nurse provide?