The nurse is taking care of a patient who is newly diagnosed with heart disease. The patient is asking questions about how blood flows through the heart.

The nurse responds, when the left ventricle contracts, it pushes blood through a valve to the:

A provider prescribes 2 g of a medication to give to a client in eight divided doses over the next 24h.

How many mg should the nurse administer for each dose?

The nurse recognizes that when a patient is unable to consume adequate nutrition by mouth, an alternative route such as a feeding ostomy may be used.

What is the proper term for feeding a patient by this method?

The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet.

What supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency?

A patient has a new diagnosis of congestive heart failure. What type of education would be appropriate to give the patient regarding signs and symptoms to report to the provider?

A nurse is teaching a client about fat-soluble vitamins.

Which vitamins are considered fat-soluble? Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's solution IV to infuse at 120 mL/hr for a client who has a respiratory disorder.

The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.). PREVIOUS.

gtt/min.

A nurse is caring for a client immediately following a cardiac catheterization with a femoral artery approach. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is explaining different types of complementary and alternative healing modalities to a client who has chronic pain.

Which of the following healing modalities should the nurse describe as the use of needles to stimulate specific points on the body to relieve discomfort, promote health, and cure disease?

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a hip replacement and is providing education regarding exercises in physical therapy. What type of therapy should the nurse call these exercises?

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about herbal supplements that can decrease nausea. Which of the following supplements should the nurse include?