A nurse is admitting a client with suspected appendicitis. Identify where the nurse will palpate to assess for pain at McBurney's point. (Selectable areas, or "Hot Spots," are outlined in the artwork below. Select only the outlined area that corresponds to your answer.)

A patient, admitted with a head injury, has an order for DSNS at 125 ml/hour. The IV tubing has a calibration of 15gtt/mL.

What is the correct rate of flow for this patient in gtt/min?

A nurse is caring for a patient with hepatic encephalopathy. The nurse's assessment reveals that the patient exhibits episodes of confusion, is difficult to arouse from sleep and has rigid extremities.

Based on these clinical findings, the nurse should document what stage of hepatic encephalopathy?

A nurse is providing care for a patient who is postoperative day 2 following gastric surgery.
The nurse's assessment should be planned in light of the possibility of what potential complications? Select all that apply.

A patient's new onset of dysphagia has required insertion of an NG tube for feeding; the nurse has modified the patient's care plan accordingly. What intervention should the nurse
include in the patient's plan of care?

A child is to receive dexamethasone (Decadron) intravenously at the ordered dosage of 7.6 mg. The drug concentration in the vial is 4 mg/mL. The nurse should administer how many ml?

A nurse is caring for a client who has ulcerative colitis and is teaching the client about the common link with Crohn's disease. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?

Give Ceclor 45mg/kg/day p.o. in 3 divided doses for a patient who weighs 66 pounds. A 75mL stock medication is labeled Ceclor 125mg/mL. How many mLs would the nurse administer per dose?

Units in mL. (Please record your exact answer)

A nurse is admitting a client with suspected appendicitis. Identify where the nurse will palpate to assess for pain at McBurney's point. (Selectable areas, or "Hot Spots," are outlined in the artwork below. Select only the outlined area that corresponds to your answer.)

A nurse in a PACU is assessing a client who has a newly created colostomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

The nurse is completing the intake and output record for a preschool-age client admitted for fluid volume deficit.

The client has had the following intake and output during the shift:

Intake:

• 4 oz of Pedialyte
• 1/2 of an 8-oz cup of clear orange Jell-O
• 2 graham crackers
• 200 mL of D 5-1/2 sodium chloride IV

Output:

• 345 mL of urine
• 50 mL of loose stool

The nurse documents the client's intake as milliliters. How much liquidintake did the client have in Milliliters?
Round the answer to the nearest whole number.