Explain how you monitor a patient for dehydration in the acute setting

Q: NaCl 10 mEq per hour, for a patient with hyponatremia. Available: NaCl 50 mEq per 500 mL D5 ½ NS.…

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Q: Dalteparin sodium has been prescribed for a patient with unstable coronary artery disease. Use the…

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Q: A 68-year-old male patient with chronic heart failure is prescribed digoxin in addition to his…

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Q: You are a home health nurse visiting an 85-year-old female patient who lives with daughter. Patient…

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Q: Order: clindamycin (Cleocin) 1.2 g IM qid. Supply: clindamycin (Cleocin) 1200 mg vial. Reconstitute…

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Q: How many mg should the nurse plan to administer per dose?

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Q: An older client is receiving an IV of 0.9% Normal Saline solution at 75 mL/hour. Which finding…

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Q: You are delivering IV fluids according to the following medication order: "Give 1 000 mL RL IV at…

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Q: Ordered,doburamine hydrocgloride IV infusion 0.4 mcg/kg per min for a patient weight 100 kg,…

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Q: 3) A solution containing 500,000 units of polymyxin B sulfate in 20 mL of sterile water Injection is…

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Q: A very dehydrated 20kg dog is placed on an intravenous drop at 1.5 times more than the standard…

A: Weight of dog= 20 kg  Standard rate of infusion= 50 ml/kg per 24 hrs  Therefore total volume needed…

Q: 10. Ordered: 500 mL LR over 5 hours using tubing calibrated to 10 gtt/mL; after 1 hour, 300 mL…

A: Understand the given information:Ordered: 500 mL LR over 5 hoursTubing calibration: 10 gtt/mLAfter 1…