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Psycho Annie just graduated with her degree in Psychology.  (How Psycho Is She)?   She borrowed $50,000 in student loans.  the interest rate is 6.39% with monthly payments. The loan is for 10 years.  Now she realizes that to actually be licensed as a psychologist, she needs at least a master’s degree.     A.  What Will Annie’s monthly payment be? B.  How much will Annie owe after 6 years (after the 72nd payment)? C.  Properly amortize payments 1 and 2. (for A and B, provide the answer and then the calculator inputs:   $XXX.xx     N=    I=    PV=     PMT=   FV=   )  

A provider orders gentamicin 100 mg IV every 8 hours for an adult patient who weighs 72 kg. The safe dosage range for gentamicin is 3–5 mg/kg/day, divided into three equal doses. Calculate the maximum safe dose range per dose for the medication. If necessary, round to the nearest whole number.  _____maximum mg/dose  (This question has three answer parts and you will see this same question presented three different times on this exam asking for the answer to a specific part. Please be aware the questions will present in a random order.) 

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?  ________