A patient with congestive heart failure is scheduled to receive 0.125 mg of digoxin. The nurse has on hand 0.25 mg/tablet. How many tablet(s) should the nurse prepare to administer?

The nurse is monitoring the intake and output of an elderly patient at risk for dehydration closely. The patient drank 4 fl oz of orange juice for breakfast, 6 fl oz of apple juice for lunch, and 5 fl oz of cranberry juice for dinner. The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reports the patient drank 1600 mL of water for their entire 12 hour shift. How many mLs should the nurse document as the patient's total input? Please only enter the numeric portion of your answer with no commas, spaces or units in the answer box.

A nurse working in the emergency department is seeing an older patient who does not speak English well. The nurse calls for an interpreter. The student wants to know why the patient's minor child, who speaks English, cannot interpret. What response by the nurse is best? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for an older patient with hypothyroidism and receives an order to administer 0.25 mg of levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) PO every morning before breakfast. The nurse has on hand 100 mcg/tablet. How many tablet(s) should the nurse administer?

An older adult patient has recently experienced some difficulty sustaining an erection as a result of medication he has been prescribed. The nurse best assesses the patients perception of his own sexuality by asking

An older adult patient is having difficulty remembering when to take several of the prescribed medications. To improve the patient's compliance with the medication regimen, the nurse.

A patient with diabetes and hypothyroidism is being admitted to an assisted living facility. During the admission assessment, the patient reports difficulty falling asleep. The nurse shows an understanding of sleep dysfunction and the older patient when asking:

What is the term for the commission of an act that a prudent nurse should not have done, or the omission of an act a prudent nurse should have done, that results in injury or harm to another person?

The nurse is preparing to apply a topical cream on the arm of a cognitively impaired, anorexic older adult patient in the terminal stage of lung cancer. The nurse carefully monitors the effectiveness of the medication because its effectiveness will be most negatively impacted by the patient's:

The experienced nurse who assists a novice to learn the skills of the profession is called a(n)

An older patient is admitted for bacterial pneumonia. The only abnormal assessment values include a heart rate of 102 beats per minute, slight cyanosis of the nail beds, and mild confusion. The patients daughter questions the possibility of pneumonia stating, He isn’t coughing or having any difficulty breathing. The nurse responds most appropriately by saying.