A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving continuous enteral tube feedings through an open system.Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? A.Maintain bed elevation at 20 degrees. B.Flush the tubing with 30 mL of water every 4 hr. C.Check for gastric residual every 12 […]

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving enteral tube feedings of a diluted formula. Which of the following complications of enteral tube feeding should the nurse identify as a reason to administer diluted feedings to clients? A.Electrolyte imbalances B.Diarrhea C.Constipation D.Delayed gastric emptying The correct answer and Explanation is : The correct

A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late decelerations in the FHR on the external fetal monitor. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A.Change the client’s position. B.Palpate the uterus to assess for tachysystole. C.Increase the client’s IV infusion rate. D.Administer oxygen at 10

The dose is 8mg. The supply is 4mg/ml. How many ml does the nurse give? The correct answer and Explanation is : To find out how many milliliters (ml) the nurse should administer, we can use a simple formula: [\text{Volume to administer (ml)} = \frac{\text{Prescribed dose (mg)}}{\text{Concentration of drug (mg/ml)}}] In this case, the prescribed

A nurse is teaching a class about reducing the risk of medication errors.Which of the following information should the nurse include? A.Provide the nurse administering medications with an identifying vest. B.Remove medications from automatic dispensing systems before they are reviewed by pharmacists. C.Wait to document medications given to clients until the end of a shift.

A soccer field is a rectangular in shape and is 100 meters long and 75 meters wide. The hectare is a metric unit of area after used to measure larger areas. Given that 1 hectare = 10,000 meters3, which of the following represents the soccer field’s area in hectares? A.7.5 hectares B.75,000,000 hectares C.0.75 hectares

A child receives a prescription for ibuprofen 200 mg by mouth every 6 hours as needed for a fever. The bottle is labeled “Ibuprofen for Oral Suspension, USP 100 mg per 5 mL.” How many teaspoons should the nurse instruct the parent to administer with each dose? (Enter numerical value The Correct Answer and Explanation

A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin 1 mg/kg subcutaneously every 12 hr. The client’s weight is 121 lb. Available is enoxaparin 60 mg/0.6 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) A.0.5

How many milliliters are there in 6.5 liters? A.0.65 B.65 C.650 D.6500 The correct answer and Explanation is : The correct answer is D. 6500 milliliters. Explanation: To convert liters to milliliters, you need to understand the relationship between these two units of measurement. The metric system, which is commonly used to measure liquids, is

Which cardiac chamber has the thinnest wall and why? A.The right and left atria because they are low pressure chambers that serve as storage units and conduits for blood. B.The right and left atria because they are not involved directly in the preloaded, contractility or afterload of the heart C.The left ventricle because the mean