You’re a nurse in Labor and Delivery caring for a 28-year-ol…
You’re a nurse in Labor and Delivery caring for a 28-year-old G2P1 patient at 32 weeks gestation who presents with severe preeclampsia. Her blood pressure is 168/110 mmHg despite oral antihypertensive therapy. The obstetrician orders magnesium sulfate for seizure prophylaxis. You retrieve the high-alert medication from the automated dispensing cabinet and prepare to calculate the loading dose. Calcium gluconate is at the bedside as the reversal agent. Patient: Adult, 209 lbOrder: Magnesium sulfate 40 mg/kg IV loading doseAvailable: Magnesium sulfate 500 mg/mL vials Calculate the loading dose in mL. (round to the nearest tenth).
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You’re caring for a 198 lb postoperative patient on the medical-surgical unit who developed a fever of 101.8°F. Blood cultures were drawn, and the patient is now diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia. The physician orders vancomycin based on the patient’s weight. Patient: Adult, 198 lb, with normal renal functionOrder: Vancomycin 18 mg/kg IV every 12 hoursAvailable: Vancomycin 500 mg/10 mL vialsAdditional considerations: You need to add the calculated dose to 250 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride for infusion over 90 minutes. A trough level will be drawn before the fourth dose. Your task: Calculate the dose in mL. (round to the nearest tenth).
Read DetailsYou’re working in the ED when a 176 lb adult patient arrives…
You’re working in the ED when a 176 lb adult patient arrives with new-onset seizures. The physician diagnoses status epilepticus and orders a loading dose of phenytoin. You need to prepare the medication quickly and accurately. Patient: Adult, 176 lbOrder: Phenytoin 15 mg/kg IV loading doseAvailable: Phenytoin 250 mg/5 mL vials in the medication dispensing systemAdditional considerations: The patient has an 18-gauge peripheral IV in the left forearm. Phenytoin must be administered slowly to prevent cardiovascular complications. Your task: Calculate the dose in mL that you will draw up for administration. (round to the nearest whole number).
Read DetailsEnter the function in B3 on the analysis sheet that will fin…
Enter the function in B3 on the analysis sheet that will find the total Salary for employees in the Austin store. Use a fully qualified table reference formulas using the table on the Employee DB sheet. Paste your function below. EX3_Employee Analysis.xlsx
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