Adult Health III (Asn) Section 02- Final Proctored Exam - Albany State University

Ampicillin 500 mg IM daily is ordered for your patient. After reconstitution with 5 ml of sterile water, the vial of Ampicillin contains a total of 500 mg/ml. How many milliliters will your patient re

A nurse is admitting a client who has hepatitis Which of the following precautions should the nurse implement?

Cefazolin sodium 250 mg IV every 8 hours is ordered for your patient. You are to reconstitute with 2.5 ml sterile normal saline. After reconstitution the vial contains 225 mg/ml. How many ml will you

The physician orders Synthroid 100 mcg po daily for a patient with hypothyroidism. The medication is supplied in 0.1-mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

The physician orders erythromycin 1 g in 100 mL of D5W to infuse in 30 minutes. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour using an IV pump.

One of the early signs of the effect of hypoxemia on the nervous system is:

A nurse is caring for a patient with cirrhosis secondary to heavy alcohol use. The nurse's most recent assessment reveals subtle changes in the patient's cognition and behavior. What is the nurse's mo

Victim of a disaster, a client is prescribed ciprofloxacin. The nurse knows this medication is part of the treatment regimen for bioterrorism disaster involving which of the following?

A patient who suffered a spinal cord injury is experiencing an exaggerated autonomic response. What aspect of the patient's current health status is most likely to have precipitated this event?

Organ perfusion depends on mean arterial pressure. All are true regarding mean arterial pressure except:

All the following medications are ordered for a mechanically ventilated patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute renal failure. Which medication should the nurse discuss with

Which of these patients is most appropriate for the burn unit charge nurse to assign to an RN staff nurse who has floated from the hospital medical unit?

After the nurse teaches the patient about the use of atenolol (Tenormin) in preventing anginal episodes, which statement by a patient indicates that the teaching has been effective?

A patient's status worsens and he needs mechanical ventilation. The pulmonologist wants him to receive 10 breaths/minute from the ventilator but wants to encourage him to breathe spontaneously in betw

The nurse has just received arterial blood gas (ABG) results on four patients. Which result is most important to report rapidly to the health care provider?

A patient with chronic stable angina is being treated with metoprolol (Lopressor). The nurse will suspect that the patient is experiencing a side effect of the metoprolol if:

Which of these patients is most appropriate for the intensive care unit (ICU) charge nurse to assign to a RN who has floated from the medical unit?

Identify this rhythm:

The client being mechanically ventilated has become more restless over the course of the shift. Which is the nurse's best action?

What will the nurse administer to a client with sustained supraventricular tachycardia?

What interventions are appropriate to use with a dying client and her family members?

A client's ECG tracing shows normal sinus rhythm followed by a complex of three PVCs, with a return to normal sinus rhythm. What is the nurse's interpretation of this finding?

A patient presented to the ER with exposure to Tabun, a nerve agent. Once decontaminated, the most likely treatment is:

A 48-year-old gardener is driven in by friends after sustaining a chainsaw injury to his left arm 10 minutes ago. He complains of severe pain, and blood is dripping from a towel that is wrapped around

An 80-year-old female presents to the ER with complaints of feeling more fatigued for the last three days and has had a fever the last 24 hours. She reports painful, burning sensation when she urinate