A nurse is preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hours.

The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL.

The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.).

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is ["50"]

To calculate the flow rate in gtt/min, you need to divide the total volume of the IV fluid (400 mL) by the total infusion time in minutes (8 hours x 60 minutes/hour = 480 minutes) and then multiply by the drop factor of the manual IV tubing (60 gtt/mL).

This gives you a flow rate of (400 mL / 480 minutes) x 60 gtt/mL = 50 gtt/min.

The other choices are not answers because they are not provided in the question.

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Correct Answer is C

Explanation

The statement “I won’t seal my lips around the mouthpiece and take slow, deep breaths” indicates a need for further teaching.
When using a nebulizer, the client should place the mouthpiece in their mouth between their teeth and close their lips around it 1.
They should also take slow, deep breaths to ensure that the medication is properly inhaled 1.
Choice A is incorrect because washing the mouthpiece with warm soapy water each day is a recommended action 2.
Choice B is incorrect because storing the nebulizer at room temperature is acceptable.
Choice D is incorrect because it is not necessary to keep medication in the nebulizer at all times.

A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.

Correct Answer is B

Explanation

The nurse should administer 2 tablets of lorazepam 1 mg to give a total dose of 2 mg.
This is calculated by dividing the desired dose (2 mg) by the available dose (1 mg/tablet) to get the number of tablets needed: 2 mg / (1 mg/tablet) = 2 tablets.
Choice A, 1 tablet, is not the correct answer because it would only provide a total dose of 1 mg.
Choice C, 3 tablets, is not the correct answer because it would provide a total dose of 3 mg.
Choice D, 4 tablets, is not the correct answer because it would provide a total dose of 4 mg.

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