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1: Mr. Cooper is in the critical care unit and requires sedation for an emergency procedure. The prescription reads midazolam (Versed) 10 mcg/kg intravenous now. The patient weighs 220 pounds. How many micrograms of Versed do you give Mr. Cooper? A: 22 mcg. B: 1,000 mcg. C: 100 mcg. D: 2,200 mcg. 2: You are preparing to give Mr. Hamptou his Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) 100 mg PO daily as prescribed. The pharmacy sends up Lipitor 50-mg tablets. How many tablets do you give to Mr. Ha...

Question 1 A Relaxation therapy . B Social skills training . C Motivational . Interviewing D Applied behavioral . analysis Question 2 A The child’s clinical presentation fulfills the specific symptom based . diagnostic criteria. B The child’s symptoms are not caused by other diagnoses or stressors. . C The child’s symptoms are impairing a child’s functioning in at least two . settings. D A and B . Question 3 Which of the following is NOT consistent with good sleep ...

Defining Mental Status • Mental status cannot be scrutinized directly like the characteristics of skin or heart sounds • Its functioning is inferred through assessment of an individual’s behaviors: o Consciousness ▪ Being aware of one's own existence, feelings, and thoughts and of the environment. This is the most elementary of mental status functions. o Language ▪ Using the voice to communicate one's thoughts and feelings. This is a basic tool of humans, and its loss has a hea...

1. A nurse is reaching a client and his family how to care for the client’s tracheostomy at home. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? a. Use tracheostomy covers when outdoors 2. A home health nurse is performing a follow-up visit for a client who has a gastrostomy tube through which they receive intermittent feedings and medications. The client has recently developed diarrhea. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a possible cause of the di...

1: Mr. Cooper is in the critical care unit and requires sedation for an emergency procedure. The prescription reads midazolam (Versed) 10 mcg/kg intravenous now. The patient weighs 220 pounds. How many micrograms of Versed do you give Mr. Cooper? A: 22 mcg. B: 1,000 mcg. C: 100 mcg. D: 2,200 mcg. 2: You are preparing to give Mr. Hamptou his Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) 100 mg PO daily as prescribed. The pharmacy sends up Lipitor 50-mg tablets. How many tablets do you give to Mr. Ha...

1.A nurse is planning care for a newborn who has hyperbilirubinemia and is to receive phototherapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include? Place the newborn 45 cm (18 in) from the light source 2 an assistive personnel tells the nurse that several client measurements were obtained with morning vital signs. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to assess? Head injury HR 60 5 A community health nurse recognizes that the teen pregnancy rate in the community ...

1. The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with superficial partial thickness burn. The nurse should assign the client to a room with which client? A. A client diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome. B. A client Diagnosed with cellulitis of the left leg. C. A Client diagnosed with acute peritonsillar abscess. D. A client diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease. Answer: A 2. The nurse observes client care on a geriatric unit. The nurse should intervene in which situation? a. A studen...

1. The order is to give 60 mg of Garamycin (gentamicin) IM every 8hr. The vial is labeled 80 mg/ 2 mL. How many mL will you give? ? mL = 2mL/80 mg X 60 mg/(1) = 12/8 = 1.5 mL 2. The patient is to receive 65 Units of a drug. The vial is labeled 50 Units per 2 mL. How many mL will you give? ? mL = 2 mL/50 units X 65 units/(1) = 130/50 = 2.6 mL 3. The patient is to receive 0.6 g of a drug. How many mg will you give? ? mg = 1000 mg/1 g X 0.6 g/(1) = 600/1 = 600 mg 4. The patient ...

1. The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with superficial partial thickness burn. The nurse should assign the client to a room with which client? A. A client diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome. B. A client Diagnosed with cellulitis of the left leg. C. A Client diagnosed with acute peritonsillar abscess. D. A client diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease. Answer: A 2. The nurse observes client care on a geriatric unit. The nurse should intervene in which situation? a. A studen...

1. A nurse manager at a community agency is developing an orientation program for newly hired nurses. When discussing the differences between community-based and community-oriented nursing, the nurse should include which of the following as examples of community-based nursing? (Select all that apply.) A. A home health nurse performing wound care for a client who is immobile B. An occupational health nurse providing classes on body mechanics at a local industrial plant C. A school nurse teac...