An intravenous piggyback (IVPB) antibiotic needs to infuse over 90 minutes. The IVPB bag contains 150 mL. Calculate the setting for the infusion pump. _______ mL/hr

The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to receive metoprolol. What should the nurse teach the client about this mediation?

The nurse is caring for a patient being treated for new onset of gallstones. The patient asks the nurse if he will have to have surgery. How should the nurse respond?

A nurse assesses a client with early-onset multiple sclerosis (MS). Which clinical manifestation should the nurse expect to find?

Which of these complications of insulin therapy is characterized by a rapid decrease in serum glucose, usually at night, causing the release of glucose-elevating hormones and an elevated glucose level in the morning, which may be inadvertently treated with an increased insulin dose?

A nurse assesses a client who has ulcerative colitis and severe diarrhea. Which assessment should the nurse complete first?

Which assessment finding by the nurse supports the diagnosis that a client is in the early stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

A confused client with pneumonia is admitted with an indwelling catheter in place. During interdisciplinary rounds the following day, which question should the nurse ask the primary health care provider?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about diagnostic tests with the parents of a child who has suspected cystic fibrosis. Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse include as the most definitive when diagnosing cysticfibrosis?

The physician orders a norepinephrine IV drip at 2.5 mcg/min for hypotension. The medication is supplied in 2 mg/500 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ______mL/hr