A nurse is preparing to instill 840 mL of enteral nutrition via a patient’s gastrostomy tube over 24 hours using an infusion pump.

How many mL/hr should the nurse set the infusion pump to deliver?

A nurse is preparing to instill 840 mL of enteral nutrition via a patient’s gastrostomy tube over 24 hours using an infusion pump.

How many mL/hr should the nurse set the infusion pump to deliver?

A nurse is inserting a catheter into a female patient. When the nurse inserts the catheter, no urine is obtained. The nurse suspects the catheter is not in the urethra.
What should the nurse do?

A nurse is teaching a parent of a-month-old infant about home safety.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?( select all that apply)

A nurse is providing care for a patient who has deep vein thrombosis.

The patient is prescribed heparin, which is to be administered via continuous IV infusion at a rate of 1,200 units/hr. If the available heparin is 25,000 units in 500 mL DSW, how many mL/hr should the IV pump be set to deliver?

(Round your answer to the nearest tenth or whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a 68-year-old male client who was admitted to a rehabilitation unit following a repair of a right hip fracture. The client has limited mobility and requires assistance to turn and transfer out of bed. It’s Day 4, 0700hrs.

The client is at greatest risk for developing