A patient states, “I can hear a crunching or grating sound w…
A patient states, “I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I kneel.” She also states that “it is very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of stiffness and pain in my joints.” The nurse would document this finding as…?
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The nurse calls the doctor with an SBAR report on the patient in room 7433. The doctor doesn’t feel this situation is urgent but would like the nurse to get started with drawing lab work and blood cultures and then start the patient on Cefazolin 2g IV q8H. He will be at the hospital in about 10-15 minutes as he is coming from the clinic. What is the nurse’s best response?
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The doctor writes an order for a medication. The nurse notes the order says to administer 12.5 mg PO. Pharmacy dispenses the nurse with 6.25 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer and what medication administration right is the nurse assessing?
Read DetailsA patient was admitted 1 day ago with a diagnosis of COPD. T…
A patient was admitted 1 day ago with a diagnosis of COPD. The patient is now having shortness of breath with a respiratory rate of 26, a pulse rate of 108, and a SPO2 of 92%. Which piece of data will the nurse use for “R” when using SBAR?
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