When educating a patient, which of the following best practice should typically be your first step?

When a patient you just met starts crying very intently which of the following is the most likely to be helpful?

Questions #1-14 are based on the case study patient.As the nurse continues to care for this patient. Which finding is most important to report to the health care provider?

A patient’s heart disease has resulted in a reduction of stroke volume. Which compensatory mechanism is expected?

The health care provider orders an IV Heparin drip to begin at 18 units/kg/hr following a loading bolus dose of 30 units/kg IV. The Heparin label reads 25,000 units/500 mL. The patient weighs 172 lbs. How many units of Heparin will be administered for the IV bolus? (Round this answer to a whole number) Fill in the blank _______________ units

Questions #1-14 are based on the case study patient.The patient is admitted with a diagnosis of hypertensive emergency. Blood pressure is 244/142mmHg. Sodium nitroprusside is started. Which nursing interventions are most appropriate at this time? (Select all that apply)

A patient with a history of renal insufficiency is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. What will the nurse expect to do for this client precatheterization? (Select all that apply.)

Questions #1-14 are based on this case study.A nurse is obtaining information on a patient being seen in the clinic this morning. Patient Profile: 45-year-old African American male Last seen 2 months ago. At that time the patient’s blood pressure was 150/90mmHgThe nurse is concerned about possible white coat hypertension. Which action will the nurse plan to take?

The physician prescribes 500 mL of Lactated Ringers (LR) to run over 4 hours. The drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. At what drip rate will the nurse set this gravity flow IV to run so that the infusion is done on time?  (Round this answer to a whole number) Fill in the blank _______________  gtt/min

The patient is to receive 0.225 mg digoxin (Lanoxin) intravenously (IV) over 5 minutes. It is diluted to 4 mL. How many mL will the nurse deliver each minute in order to push the drug over the time directed? (Round this answer to the tenth) Fill in the blank _____________ mL/min