A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a patient newly diagnosed with heart failure who is willing to learn, but is also overwhelmed and tearful. Which of the following actions best reflects prioritization in the planning phase?

Order: 500mcg of a medication. Available: 0.2mg tablets.  How many tablets will the nurse administer. If rounding is necessary, round to the 1/2 tab (tenths place). 

Which of the following should the nurse identify as characteristics of accurately developed client learning outcomes? 

A nurse teaches a patient about managing Type 2 diabetes and then asks, “Can you tell me what you would do if your blood sugar is 60 mg/dL?” Which step of the nursing process is the nurse performing, and why?

Your patient has a new order for Avelox 40mg IM now. The pyxis has Avelox 75mg/1mL available. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenths if necessary. 

The physician orders a dose of Heparin 5 Units/kg IV STAT for a client weighing 59.54kg. How many Units will the client receive? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest whole number.  __________ units/dose

An IV of 1000mL of D5W is infusing at 20gtts/min via standard IV set with a drop factor of 10gtts/mL. The IV was started at 1055. At what time will this IV be completed?  ________

Order: Heparin 1000 Units/hr. Available: Heparin 10,000 Units in 750mL D5W. How many mL/hr would you set the infusion pump?  If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest whole number.  _________mL/hr

The nurse collects a capillary blood glucose (CBG) = 423 for a client requiring insulin coverage. Use the following formula to calculate the amount of insulin (units) to be administered. If necessary, round to the nearest whole number. (CBG – 100) ÷ 30 = # units to be administered ____________ units

  What was Justin’s closing response?