Your client is receiving Vancomycin (Vancocyn) IVPB. Twenty minutes into the infusion, the client begins to complain of nausea and develops flushing and a rash. What is the FIRST action the nurse should take?

The nurse is assisting the older adult diagnosed with a gastric ulcer to schedule her medication administration. What would be the most appropriate time for this patient to take her omeprazole (Prilosec)?

The nurse is giving acetaminophen for a child who just had surgery. If the child weighs 45 pounds and acetaminophen is dosed at 10-15mg/kg/dose every 4 hours. How many milligrams will the child receive in a 24 hour period if acetaminophen is given at the maximum dose around the clock? (Round to the nearest whole number)

Which pulse is located near the bend of the elbow?

The range for normal adult respiratory rate is

Read the following and record the systolic and diastolic numbers

Mr. Smith is bedridden, using Oxygen and has difficulty closing his mouth. Which is the preferred method to obtain the most accurate temperature?

  Identify the term definition for the following terms: 1st.  measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood out of the left ventricle.

Read the following and record the systolic and diastolic numbers  

Identify the term definition for the following terms: difficult or labored breathing