A nurse is preparing to administer cefacior to a preschooler who weighs 20 kg. The child is to receive cefacior 30 mg/kg/day to divide equally every 8 hr. Available is cefaclor suspension 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer for one dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

The charge nurse is planning for the shift and has a registered nurse (RN) and a practical nurse (PN) on the team. Which client should the charge nurse assign to the RN?

After receiving report, the nurse can most safely plan to assess which client last?

The charge nurse observes a new nurse demonstrate the administration of two different liquid medications through a gastrostomy tube used for continuous feedings Which action(s) should the charge nurse take? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is assessing a first day postpartum client. Which finding is most indicative of a postpartum infection?

The client is a 49-year-old who reports flu-like symptoms including fever and chest congestion for 4 days. He came to the emergency department (ED last night when he was having more difficulty breathing. He has a history of one-half pack a day cigarette smoking for 20 years. He has no significant medical or surgical history.

The nurse places the client on a cardiorespiratory monitor and places the nasal cannula on the client. The nurse then completes an assessment and documents it in the chart.

For each body system, click to specify the assessment findings that indicates hypoxia.

The client is a 49-year old who reports flu-like symptoms including fever and chest congestion for 4 days. He came to the emergency department (ED last night when he was having more difficulty breathing hat a history of one-half pack a day cigarette smoking for years. He has no significant medical or surgical history

What 2 orders should the nurse complete first?

A client receives a prescription for norepinephrine 3 mcg/min intravenously (IV). The IV bag is contains norepinephrine 4 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D,W) 1,000 mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numerical value only.)

A mother calls the nurse to report that at 0900 she administered an oral dose of digoxin to her 4-month-old infant, but at 0920 the baby vomited the medicine. Which instruction should the nurse provide to this mother?

While making rounds, the charge nurse notices that a young adult client with asthma who was admitted yesterday is sitting on the side of the bed and leaning over the bedside table. The client is currently receiving oxygen at 2 liters/minute via nasal cannula. The client is wheezing and is using pursed-lip breathing. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A male client with a brain tumor is scheduled for a biopsy in the morning. During the admission procedure, the client has a tonic-clonic seizure that lasts 50 seconds. Following the seizure, the client is lethargic and confused, and his wife tells the nurse that her husband has never had a seizure before and has always been alert and communicative. Which action should the nurse take?