A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? 

An hour after a left-sided thoracotomy, a client complains reports incisional pain at a level “7” (based on 0 to 10 scale) and has decreased left-sided breath sounds. The pleural drainage system has 100 mL of bloody drainage. Which action should the nurse take first?

Which of the following client(s) is/are at risk for developing a pulmonary embolism? Select all that apply.

Calculate the dose. Ordered:  Famvir 750 mg PO On hand:  Famvir 250 mg tablets Administer: _____ tablet(s)

A patient receives a 4 oz bottle of cough syrup. The instructions are to take 1 1/2 teaspoons four times a day.  How many days will the bottle of cough syrup last? 

Calculate the dose to administer.  Ordered:  DiaBeta 2.5 mg po On hand:  DiaBeta 1.25 mg scored tablets Adminster:  ____ tablet(s)

A bottle contains 60 mL of medication. How many 5 mL doses does it contain? 

44 lb = ______ kg

A client arrives at the outpatient surgical center for a scheduled laparoscopy under general anesthesia. Which client information requires the nurse’s preoperative intervention to maintain client safety? (Select all that apply)

The following orders were filled from a one pint bottle of medication: 2 fl oz, 45 mL, 3 fl oz, and 180 mL. You receive an order for 4 ounces of the medication. Is there enough remaining in the bottle to fill the order? Yes or No