A nurse is teaching a patient with newly diagnosed hypertension about lifestyle modifications. Which of the following should the nurse include as the most effective intervention in controlling blood pressure?  

A client who has a head injury is transported to the emergency department. Which assessment does the emergency department nurse perform immediately?

Ordered is Claforan 420mg IM q12h. On hand is Claforan in powdered form. After reconstitution with the sterile diluent, the solution will have a strength of 330mg/ml.  How many ml will you administer per dose?  If rounding is required, round to the 10th.  Enter a numeric value only. 

The patient is to receive 1 L of Lactated Ringer’s IV over 4.5 hrs. If the gtt factor is 10, what rate in gtts/min will you regulate the IV.  Enter a numeric value only.  If rounding is required. round to the 10th.  

Ordered is Nafcillin 9mg per kg body weight IM bid for a patient weighing 212lbs.  Available is Nafcillin 1gm/7.5ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?  If rounding is required, round to the 10th.  Enter a numeric value only.   

A client is in the emergency department reporting a brief episode during with he was dizzy, unable to speak, and felt numbness in his left leg. Currently the client’s neurologic examination is normal. About what drug would the nurse plan to teach the patient?

The doctor has ordered a child with seizures to have Dilantin 20mg, PO BID. The child weighs 15lbs and the recommended dose is 5-9mg/kg/day. Is the ordered dose appropriate?

A confused patient has new onset left-sided weakness. Which action taken is a priority for the nurse to maintain cerebral perfusion?

The nurse enters a diabetic client’s room at 11:30 a.m. and notices that the client is diaphoretic, tachycardic, anxious, states she is hungry, and doesn’t remember where she is. What is the first action the nurse should take?

The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis. The client is receiving acetysalicylic acid (aspirin). What is the main purpose the client is receiving this medication?