DQ3: At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse needs to doc…
DQ3: At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse needs to document the fluid intake and output for her patient. The patient is NPO. The patient is receiving NS at 100 mL/hr, in addition to a IVPB 50 mL bag of metronidazole (Flagyl). The patient urinated 500 cc after breakfast, 300 cc after lunch and 300 cc after dinner. The nurse drained 100mL out of her JP drain 6 hours into her shift. Calculate the input (in mL) for this patient: _______ mL
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A patient tells the nurse, “I’m ashamed of being bipolar. When I’m manic, my behavior embarrasses everyone. Even if I take my medication, there are no guarantees. I’m a burden to my family.” These statements support which nursing diagnoses? (Select all that apply.)
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Sid carelessly tied a ladder on his truck. The ladder blew off on the highway causing Jill to swerve off the road. Jill’s swerve startled a flock of birds roosting in a tree. The birds flew off, traveled 15 miles, and flew into May’s windmill turbine. The impact cause the windmill’s turbine to fall to the ground on May’s property. This startled May, who dropped a torch she was carrying. The dropped torch caused May’s shed to catch on fire. May’s shed burned to the ground. If May files a lawsuit against Sid, and the court follows the decision in the Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad case (package exploded on railroad tracks), which of the following answer choices is most correct?
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