A nurse instructs a client with COPD to use the pursed-lip m…
A nurse instructs a client with COPD to use the pursed-lip method of breathing and the client asks the nurse about the purpose of this type of breathing. The nurse responds, knowing that the primary purpose of pursed-lip breathing is to:
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Your client is admitted with a pulmonary embolism and a heparin infusion is ordered. The order is for 1400 units per hour to be administered. Available from pharmacy is 25,000 units of heparin in 500 milliliters (mL) of normal saline. The nurse would set the infusion pump to deliver how many milliliters (mL) per hour? _______
Read DetailsYour post-op client on bedrest is prescribed Lovenox 1mg/kg…
Your post-op client on bedrest is prescribed Lovenox 1mg/kg subcutaneously every day. Your client weighs 287 pounds. The dose on hand in a syringe is labeled 150mg/mL. How many milliliters will you administer to your client? Round to the nearest hundredth. _______
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