The healthcare provider prescribes 1 unit (350 mL) of packed red blood cells (PRBC) to infuse over 4 hours. The IV administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter the numeric value only. Round to the nearest whole number.)

Before leaving the room of a client who is confused, the nurse observes that a half bow knot was used to attach the client's wrist restraints to the movable portion of the client's bed frame. Which action should the nurse take before leaving the room?

A client's telemetry monitor indicates ventricular fibrillation (VF). Which action should the nurse implement immediately?

The practical nurse (PN) believes that a prescription for a child is incorrect because the dosage prescribed is the usual adult dosage. Which action should the PN take?

Which is the best approach for the nurse to use when interviewing a client about sexual abuse?

A client with an acute myocardial infarction (MI) is given a thrombolytic medication, aspirin, and IV heparin in the emergency department. Which finding indicates the client is having a satisfactory response?

The nurse of a medical-surgical unit receives a report from a postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse for a client who is being transferred following a right hemicolectomy. The PACU nurse reports, "The client has an IV infusion of 1,000 mL lactated Ringer's infusing at 125 mL/hr into the left wrist with 300 mL remaining. Prescriptions include morphine sulfate 2 mg IV every 2 to 4 hours for pain, last administered 30 minutes ago; ondansetron 4 mg IV every 8 hours for nausea, last administered 15 minutes ago." Which additional information is most important for the nurse to obtain in the report?

An older client is being admitted to a rehabilitation unit from a medical-surgical unit following a left hip replacement. When reviewing the client's prescribed medications, which intervention should the nurse implement first?

A client is admitted for medical management of a bowel obstruction. The drainage volume from the nasogastric tube over the last 12 hours is 300 milliliters. Which assessment finding provides the earliest indication that the client is experiencing gastrointestinal motility?

A 2-year-old is brought to the emergency department (ED) with a history of several days of rhinitis and now exhibits a productive barking cough and difficulty breathing. Which additional finding should alert the nurse that the child is experiencing respiratory distress?

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