Good Day, May I have help, please.    1.     A patient has an…

Good Day, May I have help, please. 

 

1.     A patient has an order to receive Morphine 10 mg PO PRN for severe pain, Aspirin 81 PO daily, and Tinzaparin 3500units SQ BID.  The patient complains of pain 8 out of 10.  Which medication should the nurse administer?  Describe the action of the medication and name three side effects. 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

2.     After completing an assessment, the nurse noted blood in the patient’s urine.  The physician discontinued the Tinzaparin 3500 units. What is the action of Tinzaparin? Provide a rationale for discontinuing this medication.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. The nurse administers an IV antibiotic to a client with a wound infection. Twenty minutes later, the patient complains of itching all over.  Which medication ( from question 50)  would be suitable to relieve the itching? What are some common side effects of the drug chosen?

 

4.     The health care provider prescribes Ampicillin 850 mg PO. The medication is supplied as 1,000 mg per 5 mL. How many mL of medication would the nurse administer using the basic formula? ___________ mL round to the nearest tenth. 

 

 

 

 

5.     The patient has 5% Dextrose in Water (D₅W) 50 mL ordered over 30 minutes. Using an IV pump, how many milliliters per hour should the IV fluids infuse? 

 __________________mL/ hour

 

 

 

 

 

6.     The physician orders Ciprofloxacin 750 mg PO twice a day for sinusitis. The medication is supplied in 500 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer? ________________ tablets. (round to the nearest tenth) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.     The physician orders KCl 20 mEq in 100 mL 0.9% normal saline daily for hypokalemia to infuse over 2 hours. What is the infusion rate in mL/ hour? 

_______________ mL

 

 

 

 

 

8.     The physician orders 5% Dextrose in 0.9% Normal Saline (D₅NS) 1000 mL to infuse over 6 hours with a drop factor of 20 drops per mL (gtt/ mL).  

Calculate the drops per minute (gtt/ minute).

________________gtt/ minute

9.     What is the purpose for inserting an nasogastric tube for a client with a bowel obstruction?

 

 

 

 

10.     Prior to inserting a nasogastric tube what should the nurse measure to determine the appropriate length of the tubing to insert?

 

 

 

 

 

11.     What are some complications of improper insertion techniques of a nasogastric tube?

 

12. Name two reasons why a nurse would need to suction a client with a tracheostomy.

 

13.     Name three reasons why a health care provider will consider inserting a tracheostomy tube?

 

14. What is the difference between inserting an indwelling urinary catheter and a straight urinary catheter? 

 

 

15. What is the main reason for inserting an indwelling urinary catheter? 

 

 

16. How will a nurse know when the urinary catheter is in the correct place? 

 

 

17. After preparing a patient to discontinue an indwelling urinary catheter, what is the nurse’s next step? 

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