A patient experiencing acute mania is dancing atop a pool ta…
A patient experiencing acute mania is dancing atop a pool table in the recreation room. The patient waves a cue in one hand and says, “I’ll throw the pool balls if anyone comes near me.” To best assure safety, the nurse’s first intervention is to
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DQ3: At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse needs to document the fluid intake and output for her patient. The patient is NPO. The patient is receiving NS at 100 mL/hr, in addition to a IVPB 50 mL bag of metronidazole (Flagyl). The patient urinated 500 cc after breakfast, 300 cc after lunch and 300 cc after dinner. The nurse drained 100mL out of her JP drain 6 hours into her shift. Calculate the input (in mL) for this patient: _______ mL
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