What does UE stand for? (answer in all lower case)

Match the suffix with its meaning

What does RN stand for? (answer in all lower case)

The nurse assesses for which patient outcome as indicative of effective hypertension management?

The nurse is to deliver 2,000mL of o.9%NS in 10 hours to a patient with a diagnosis of dehydration. The administration set delivers 15 gtts/mL. The nurse regulates the flow rate to deliver how many gtts/min? (Write only the number). (Source: Kp)  

What does TBI stand for? (answer in all lower caps)

Which patient’s statement will alert the nurse for further teaching about hypertension therapy?

A patient is recovering from a subtotal thyroidectomy. The nurse identifies with symptoms indicating damage to the parathyroid gland. (Source: Kp)

Your 58 y/o male patient comes in with dehydration and confusion. He had not been eating well at home and was brought in by his son because of his altered mental status. When taking vital signs, you notice that he has carpal spasms when inflating the blood pressure cuff. What do you suspect is going on with the patient?

In examining a peripheral IV site, the nurse observes a red streak along the length of the vein and the vein feels hard and cord-like. What nursing interventions would the nurse perform? Select all that apply.