The nurse reviews a primary health care provider’s prescriptions and notes that a topical nitrate is prescribed. The nurse notes that acetaminophen is prescribed to be administered before the nitrate.
The nurse implements the prescription with which understanding about why acetaminophen is prescribed?

A nurse is preparing to administer ziprasidone 10 mg IM every 6 hr. Available is ziprasidone 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.) mL. .

A nurse is assessing a client who is 48 hours postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

Select the 5 findings that can cause delayed wound healing.

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has deep partial- and full-thickness burns to his face, chest, abdomen, and upper arms.
What is the nurse’s priority intervention for this client during the resuscitation phase of injury?

A nurse is caring for a client who sustained a femur fracture in an automobile accident and is placed into skin traction.
The nurse may remove the weights from the traction device if which of the following occurs?

A nurse is monitoring the fluid replacement of a client who has sustained burns.
The nurse should administer which of the following fluids in the first 24 hours following a burn injury?

A nurse in an emergency department is reviewing the medical record of a client who has an extensive burn injury. Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse expect?

A nurse is preparing to start an IV infusion of lactated Ringer’s for a client who sustained a burn injury.

The client is prescribed 5,200 mL of fluid over the first 24 hr. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the pump to infuse for the first 8 hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A client diagnosed with diverticulitis has been experiencing episodes of gastrointestinal cramping. The nurse should tell the client to maintain which type of diet during the asymptomatic period?

A nurse is working with a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to care for a client who is receiving a continuous IV infusion. Which of the following findings reported by the LPN indicates to the nurse the client has phlebitis at the IV insertion site?