1.A nurse at a pediatric hotline receive a call from a mother who plans to administer aspirin to a toddler for a fever and wants to know the dosage. Which
... [Show More] of the following statements by the nurse is an appropriate response?
ANS.Give her acetaminophen, not aspirin
2.A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (NaCl) 750 mL iV to infuse over 8 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Round to nearest whole number.
ANS.94 mL
3.A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about taking high doses of oral glucocorticoids for an extended period of time to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
ANS.Monitor for compression fractures of the back and neck
4.A nurse is collecting data from a client who has an intravenous (IV) catheter in her left forearm. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings indicates the client has phlebitis?
ANS.The vein is hard and the skin around the insertion site is red.
5.A nurse is reviewing a client’s admission laboratory findings that indicate the client has hyponatremia. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse also expect to be below the expected reference range?
ANS.Chloride
6.A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1 L IV to infuse over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing set is 15 gtts/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (round to nearest whole number)
ANS.31
7.A nurse in the urgent care center is collecting data from a client who reports taking an excessive amount of aspirin. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of salicylism?
ANS.Tinnitus
8.A nurse is caring for a client who is taking celecoxib daily. The nurse should identify that a history of which of the
following disorders indicates a need for this type of medication?
ANS.Osteoarthritis
9.A nurse is collecting data from a female client who has osteoarthritis and reports she is thinking about taking aspirin for pain control. Which of the following data in the client’s history should the nurse realize might be a contraindication to takin aspirin and should be reported to the provider?
ANS.History of vitamin K deficiency
10.A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and a new prescription for aspirin 650 mg orally every 6 hours. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects of aspirin therapy?
ANS.Bleeding
11.A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 1,200 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how may gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number)
ANS.13 [Show Less]