A resident in a skilled nursing facility for a short term rehabilitation following a hip replacement says to the nurse, "I don't want to have you draw any more blood for those useless tests." When the nurse fails to convince the patient to have the blood drawn, the most appropriate documentation would be:

To calculate the number of 40mg capsules needed for a 2-grain dose, you need to convert grains to milligrams since the supply is given in milligrams (mg).

1 grain is approximately equal to 64.8 milligrams.

Now, let's calculate:

2 grains * 64.8 mg/grain = 129.6 mg

So, the nurse would give 129.6 milligrams of the medication. Since the supply is in 40mg capsules, you'll need to divide the total dose by the amount in each capsule to determine the number of capsules needed:

129.6 mg / 40 mg/capsule ≈ 3.24

Since you can't give a fraction of a capsule, the nurse would give 4 capsules to achieve a dose of approximately 129.6 milligrams.

A. Changing a surgical dressing: This is an example of a nursing implementation. Nurses frequently change dressings as part of their patient care responsibilities.

B. Return demonstration by the patient: This is also an example of a nursing implementation. Nurses often educate patients and then assess their understanding through return demonstrations to ensure the patient can perform tasks correctly at home.

C. Changing an ostomy bag: This is another example of a nursing implementation. It involves hands-on care for patients with ostomies, a responsibility often carried out by nurses.

D. Planning patient outcomes: While planning patient outcomes is crucial for nursing care, it falls more under the category of nursing interventions and nursing process rather than direct implementations.

E. Analyzing assessment data: Analyzing assessment data is part of the nursing process and helps in making decisions about nursing care. While it's essential, it's not a direct implementation action.