A home care nurse prepares to administer intravenous medicat…
A home care nurse prepares to administer intravenous medication to a client. The nurse assesses the site and reviews the client’s chart prior to administering the medication and notes it to have been inserted 4 months ago. The site has no redness, warmth, or swelling and flushes easily. What action does the nurse take?
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An obstetric patient has presented to the clinic with a heart rate of 140, blood pressure of 90/56, and labored respiratory rate of 20. The patient is pale and reports frequent vomiting and has not been able to keep anything down for over 24 hours. The nurse recognizes that the patient is presenting signs of
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A nurse prepares to flush a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line with 50 units of heparin. The pharmacy supplies a multidose vial of heparin with a concentration of 100 units/mL. Which of the syringes shown below will the nurse use to draw up and administer the heparin?
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