A patient is admitted for dehydration following a severe case of influenza, and an infusion of 0.9% normal saline, a crystalloid solution, is begun. The nurse will monitor for which potential complication of the infusion?  

A patient is scheduled to receive one unit of packed RBCs. Vital signs reveal BP of 118/70, HR of 16, and temperature of 100.1 degrees F. What is the nurse’s next action?

The nurse providing teaching for a patient who has a new prescription for metoprolol (Lopressor), a beta 1 blocker, will include which side effects of the drug? Select all that apply.  

The health care provider orders a transfusion with packed red blood cells for a patient with severe anemia. What is the most important action by the nurse in the prevention of a transfusion reaction?

For which patient should the nurse question a healthcare provider’s order to administer 5% albumin?

Ten minutes after a unit of packed RBCs is initiated, the patient complains of chest tightness, dyspnea, and exhibits urticaria. The nurse immediately assesses that the patient is having a blood transfusion reaction. Rank in order the nurse’s actions, with that of the highest priority first.

A client with early onset dementia is prescribed memantine (Namenda) XR 7mg/day to increase weekly in intervals by 7mg/day to a target dose of 28mg/day. How many 7mg tablets will need to be dispensed for the first four weeks of this medication? 

You receive an MD order to give 5mg/kg/dose to an 8 kg patient. You are supplied with ibuprofen 100mg/5mL, how many mL will you administer?

BCH4024 101424 OC F24 E2 Q33: In the disease Cystic Fibrosis (CF) a chloride channel (CFTR) is defective, which results in reduced Cl− and water movement across the plasma membrane. In the lungs, this is serious because mucus builds up leading to colonization by infectious bacteria. If you learn that the CFTR is a member of the family of ABC transporters, which of the following statements about CFTR and ABC transporters would be accurate? CFTR and other ABC transporters share a common mechanism of using ATP hydrolysis. CFTR operates exclusively in transporting organic substances. ABC transporters generally function via passive diffusion. Mutations in CFTR lead to abnormal ion movement

Considering Virchows Triad, select the three patient conditions that put them at risk to develop an embolism.