A physician orders 1,000 mL of 5% dextrose in water at 50 mL/hr. A nurse uses tubing with a drop factor of 15. The nurse calculates that the IV solution should be infused at _____ drops per minute (gtt/min). Fill in the blank.

A nurse prepares to hang an infusion of parenteral nutrition (PN). Which fluids can be given concurrently through the same IV administration set as the PN?

A nurse is administering IV potassium at a rate of 10 mEq/hr via a peripheral vein. When infusing potassium via this route, the nurse should monitor for which signs?

A nurse is transfusing a unit of packed RBCs when the patient develops signs and symptoms that include Fever with/without chills, Tachycardia, Abdominal, chest, flank, back pain, Hypotension, Shortness of breath, Red/dark urine, Shock. What type of transfusion reaction is the patient likely experiencing?

A nurse is attempting to insert a peripheral IV catheter for a patient diagnosed with gastroenteritis. The patient is not sure about this and is resisting the insertion. Based upon this situation, what are appropriate actions?

A nurse teaching a client how to take their pulse oximetry at home notes that the client understands the teaching when the client states the following information.

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking amlodipine (calcium channel blocker). Which of the following outcomes indicates a therapeutic effect of the medication?

A nurse is teaching about risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease with a group of older adult clients. Which of the following nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include?

A unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) is ordered for a patient with anemia and a history of heart failure. Although the nurse is concerned about the risk for fluid overload and will monitor this patient carefully, the nurse also knows that the unit of PRBCs must be infused over no longer than:

A nurse is preparing to administer a preoperative antibiotic IV using a secondary administration set (i.e., “piggyback”). Which connection is used to secure the secondary administration set to the primary administration set?