A client who weighs 65 kg receives a prescription for lorazepam 44 mcg/kg intravenously to be administered 20 minutes before a scheduled procedure. The medication is available in 2 mg/mL vial. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The nurse at the 9-month visit reviews the child's height, weight, and feeding progression history.

What should the nurse advise the parents concerning the child's nutrition? Select all that apply

A client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia sits in the day room and fails to interact with the staff or peers. Which intervention is best for the nurse to implement with this client?

The nurse discovers that a male client has attempted suicide by slashing his wrists. Which action(s) should the nurse do first?

A client with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted with pneumonia. Vital signs include: heart rate 122 beats/minute, respiratory rate 28 breaths/minute, and blood pressure 170/90 mmHg.

Which assessment finding warrants the most immediate intervention by the nurse?

A client with a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and asthma is readmitted to the unit for the third time in two months with a current fasting blood sugar (FBS) is 325 mg/dL (18 mmol/L). The client describes to the nurse of not understanding why the blood glucose level continues to be out of control. Which intervention(s) should the nurse implement? (Select all that apply.)

Reference Range

Blood Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

An older woman who has difficulty hearing is being discharged from day surgery following a cataract extraction and lens implantation. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement to help ensure the client's compliance with self-care?

The nurse is setting up the equipment to assist with a sigmoidoscopy while the practical nurse (PN) positions the client in a flat prone position. Which action should the nurse implement?

A mother brings her 3-week-old son to the clinic because he is vomiting "all the time." In performing a physical assessment, the nurse notes that the infant has poor skin turgor, has lost 20% of his birth weight, and has a small palpable oval-shaped mass in his abdomen. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

When assessing a newborn girl with salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21 hydroxylase deficiency, the nurse notes that the infant has an enlarged clitoris. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

After an older client receives treatment for drug toxicity, the healthcare provider prescribes a 24-hour creatinine clearance test. Prior to starting the urine collection, the nurse notes that the client's serum creatinine is 0.3 mg/dL (22.9 μmol/L). Which action should the nurse implement?
Creatinine [Reference Range: 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL (44 to 97 μmol/L)]