A nurse is caring for postoperative client who is prescribed D5 lactated Ringer’s at 150 mL/hr.  The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. What is the drip rate in gtt/min?   Do not provide the unit of measurement. Only provide the number. Round to the nearest whole number.

An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reports that a client who is 3 days postoperative following an abdominal hysterectomy has a dressing that is saturated with blood.  Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the UAP?

The nurse assesses a patient’s surgical incision 5 days after surgery for signs of infection. What assessment finding is least consistent with wound infection?

The nurse educator is providing an in-service to new graduate nurses regarding total parenteral nutrition (TPN).  What statement(s) by a graduate nurse warrants concern?  (Select all that apply)

Each of the three prongs will be elaborated into a separate body paragraph. 

Once produced, CSF immediately flows through the _________ space. A) subdural B) subarachnoid C) dural venous sinus D) epidural

The brain stem consists of the ________. A) cerebrum, pons, midbrain, and medulla B) midbrain, medulla, and pons C) pons, medulla, cerebellum, and midbrain D) midbrain only

Mixed cranial nerves containing both motor and sensory fibers include all EXCEPT which of the following? A) vestibulocochlear B) olfactory C) trigeminal D) facial

The ________ nerve is NOT a branch of the trigeminal nerve. A) ophthalmic B) maxillary C) cervical D) mandibular

Which part of the developing brain defines the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus? A) metencephalon B) diencephalon C) mesencephalon D) telencephalon