A charge nurse is overseeing the care on a busy medical-surg…
A charge nurse is overseeing the care on a busy medical-surgical unit. The unit is short-staffed, and there are several tasks that need to be delegated. Which task is most appropriate for the charge nurse to delegate to a nursing assistant?
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The nurse cares for a 76-year-old male admitted to the Emergency Department with reports of lightheadedness, fatigue, and chest palpitations. Nurses’ Notes 1000. 76-year-old male admitted to the ED with lightheadedness, fatigue, and chest palpitations. History of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (treated with metformin), recent lower GI bleed, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. Non-productive, persistent dry cough present. Lung sounds with rales in the bases bilaterally. Shortness of breath with exertion. Skin pale, warm, moist, and dry. Oriented x2, reports nervousness. Last BM this morning with no evidence of frank blood. Voiding with no difficulty. Poor appetite over the last 2 days. 2+ edema to the lower extremities. No nausea or vomiting. Stupidly did not take daily meds this morning. EKG: Chest XRAY: Bilateral pleaural effusions and cardiomegaly Laboratory Report Lab Results Reference range Cholesterol (Total) 250 mg/dl
Read DetailsDosage Calculation Questions: INSTRUCTIONS: Calculate th…
Dosage Calculation Questions: INSTRUCTIONS: Calculate the following dosage problems and show your work on the scratch paper. You may use your calculator. INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROUNDING OFF NUMBERS: 1) Round off gtts / min to the nearest whole number. EXAMPLES: 16.7 gtts / min = 17 gtts / min OR 14.2 gtts / min = 14 gtts / min 2) Round off answers LESS than 1 to 2 decimal points (hundredths). EXAMPLES: 0.035 = 0.04 OR 0.201 = 0.20 3) Round off answers GREATER than 1 to 1 decimal point (tenths). EXAMPLES: 1.65 = 1.7 OR 1.23 = 1.2 4) Round off mL / hr to the nearest whole number. EXAMPLES: 1.4 mL / hr = 1 mL / hr OR 1.6 mL / hr = 2 mL / hr 5) Round off weights in Kg to one decimal point (tenths). EXAMPLES: 30.46 Kg = 30.5 Kg OR 22.32 Kg = 22.3 Kg A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine 10 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is epinephrine 1 mg in 250 mL D5W. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr. mL/hr.
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