A nurse is titrating a continuous infusion of intravenous norepinephrine for a patient with septic shock. The current dose is 0.05 mcg/kg/min, and the patient’s mean arterial pressure (MAP) remains below the target of 65 mmHg. The healthcare provider orders to increase the dose by 0.02 mcg/kg/min every 10 minutes until the MAP is above 65 mmHg. After the first titration, the patient’s MAP is still below 65 mmHg. What should the nurse do next?

A patient in metabolic alkalosis will initially compensate by:

A nurse is administering a continuous intravenous infusion of nitroglycerin to a patient with acute coronary syndrome. The provider has ordered the nitroglycerin to be titrated based on the patient’s blood pressure and chest pain level. The current infusion rate is 10 mcg/min, and the order states to increase the rate by 5 mcg/min every 5 minutes until the chest pain is relieved or the systolic blood pressure drops below 90 mm Hg. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is titrating dopamine for a patient with shock. What is the best indicator of effective titration?

Which NPN fraction constitutes nearly half of the NPN substances in the blood?

Which of the following is true regarding the difference between a reimbursement policy and an indemnity policy for health insurance provisions?

 The physician orders octreotide acetate (Sandostatin) drip at 25 mcg/hour. The nurse mixes 500 mcg in 250 NS. With a programmable pump, what would be the rate of administration in mL/hour? Calculate to the nearest tenth of the decimal place.

The physician orders: Propranolol 250 mcg IV now. The nurse obtains propranolol 1 mg/mL vial. The nurse administers how many mL?  

You have just received nursing report from the previous shift and you are performing your morning patient assessments. You have a total of 4 patients that are either post-op or pre-op for surgery. Which assessment finding requires further nursing action?

You have just received a change-of-shift report for the burn unit. Which client should you assess first?