Liam is a 5-year-old, 30.8 lbs., admitted to the hospital wi…
Liam is a 5-year-old, 30.8 lbs., admitted to the hospital with a history of vomiting and diarrhea. Liam is not tolerating oral fluids and thus kept NPO. What is Liam’s hourly IV fluids infusion rate for maintenance? Use the daily weight equation below. Round to the nearest whole number of ml/hr. Daily Up to 10 kg: 100 mL/g/24 hr.11 – 20 kg: 1000 mL + (50 mL/kg for wt. > 10 kg)/24 hr>20 kg: 1500 mL + (20 mL/kg for wt. > 20 kg)/24 hr
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You are the nurse caring for a 36-year-old pregnant patient, G1P000 at 39w2d who is 10cm dilated with contractions every 2-3 minutes. She is receiving Pitocin for an induction of labor and has begun pushing. You note the following fetal heart rate tracing. How would you classify the fetal heart rate decelerations?
Read DetailsS.K is a 34 year old G2P1001 at 39w0d who presents for induc…
S.K is a 34 year old G2P1001 at 39w0d who presents for induction of labor (IOL). Her first baby was born via cesarean section for non-reassuring fetal heart tones. She desires to have a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) this time. Her cervix was evaluated by the nurse and she has a bishop score of 3. Which is the most appropriate method to start her induction?
Read DetailsA patient calls the nurse line and reports they are 9 weeks…
A patient calls the nurse line and reports they are 9 weeks pregnant. They state they started having lower abdominal pain last night and noticed blood in the toilet this morning prompting them to call. As the nurse, you suspect which of the following conditions as the most likely cause:
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