The nurse assesses the patient’s IV insertion site and notes that it is warm, red, and tender. Which intervention does the nurse implement first?

Which can elicit the Gower Maneuver?  Have the client:

The physician orders magnesium sulfate 500 mg/h. The medication is supplied in 4 g/250 mL. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________ mL/h

The physician orders 1,000 mL Lactated Ringer’s to infuse at 125 mL/h for a postoperative patient. Tubing drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. (Round to the nearest whole number) ____________________ gtt/min

The parent of a two-year-old with cerebral palsy (CP) asks the nurse if her child will be “mentally retarded.”  Which is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is caring for an infant whose cleft lip was repaired surgically.  Important aspects of this infant’s post-operative care include which of the following?

The patient has D5W 500 mL ordered over 6 hours. Using an IV pump, how many milliliters per hour should the IV fluids be infused? ___________ mL/h

The nurse assesses the patient’s IV site. Which clinical indicator does the nurse recognize as being most consistent with phlebitis?

1,000 mL of NS is ordered to infuse over 5 hours. Using an IV pump, how many milliliters per hour should the NS be infused? ________ mL/h

Which diagnostic test has the best sensitivity and specificity for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?