The nurse has received an order for Total Parenteral nutrition IV enhanced electrolyte solution with 20% Dextrose since the patient has not been able to take PO intake now for greater than 8 days. TPN is being recommended for the next 5 days to prevent a malnourished state. The normal saline (NS) fluids are ordered at 80ml/hr.  The patient has one IV Saline Lock at this time.  What action should the nurse anticipate? 

A patient is hospitalized and on multiple antibiotics to cover the infectious process that is present. The patient develops frequent diarrhea. What action by the nurse is most important?

When a patient sustains a burn the nurse must use this method of calculating the % of burns to describe the severity of altered skin integrity? 

George Kent is a 54-year-old widower with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia= (fever), and a productive cough with yellow-green sputum. He has difficulty communicating because of his inability to complete a sentence. One of his sons, Jacob, says he has been unwell for three days. Upon examination, crackles and wheezes can be heard in the lower lobes; he has tachycardia and a bounding pulse. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.35, PaCO2 68 mm Hg, HCO3  m32 mol/L, and PaO2 60 mm Hg. How would you interpret this?

A patient is requiring a blood transfusion. Prior to initiating the blood transfusion vital signs are obtained and the nurse collects all needed supplies. The tubing and NS are placed at the patients bedside. Along with assessing for a patent IV site and correct size of catheter, reviewing the policy on vital sign obtainment during the transfusion and obtaining the patient consent the nurse is responsible for knowing the patients blood type and that of the donor for compatibility. The patient is AB -neg. Which type of blood can the patient receive? 

The nurse is caring for a client who has autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura with resulting in the condition of thrombocytopenia.  Which intervention does the nurse implement for this client? 

A client’s absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is 550/mm3. (Normal ANC=1.5 to 8.0 which is also stated as 1,500-8,000/mm3)  What is the best protective action the nurse should initiate?  Definitions: Neutropenia-abnormally low  Neutrophilia-higher than normal

A client is to receive 10 days of home antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated repeated episodes of urosepsis. The nurse anticipates which type of intravenous access for a home infusion? 

Handy Corporation has provided the following information:   Cost per Unit Cost per Period Direct materials $ 6.95   Direct labor $ 3.80   Variable manufacturing overhead $ 1.35   Fixed manufacturing overhead   $ 11,500 Sales commissions $ 1.70   Variable administrative expense $ 0.70   Fixed selling and administrative expense   $ 5,000 If 5,000 units are produced, the total amount of indirect manufacturing cost incurred is closest to:

Which of the following statements are true? Selling and administrative expenses are period costs under generally accepted accounting principles. In a manufacturing company, all factory costs are product costs. The cost of shipping for parts needed to repair a factory machine is considered a period cost.