A nurse is assessing a patient’s skin and notices redness and warmth over a localized area. This finding suggests increased blood flow and inflammation. What is the appropriate term for this skin condition?

A nurse is preparing to administer an IV antibiotic of 500mL at a rate of 62.5 mL/hour. The nurse starts the infusion at 0900. At what time will the antibiotic be completely infused? (Answer in military time.)

A patient presented to the emergency department with a K+ of 3.1. What is the most likely cause of this result?

A patient with a gastric tube is receiving hypotonic feedings to maintain nutrition. What priority consideration must the nurse make when administering these feedings? 

A patient is admitted to the hospital with a high fever, vomiting, severe sweating, and an altered mental state. The healthcare provider orders close monitoring of fluid balance. Why is it crucial for the nurse to consider insensible fluid losses in this patient’s care plan?

Choose all that apply about Advair.

Your patient has status asthmaticus and was given a non-depolarizing agent to decrease her oxygen consumption. It is time to reverse the agent. You would want to be careful of secretions and bronchospasm. You should give albuterol only, as a pretreatment.

The most common combination of diuretics given to patients is loop and thiazide diuretics?

Choose the following factors that will increase the serum level of the NMBA. Choose all that apply.

Your patient is having her NMBA reversed for the 12 hour response check. TOF is being utilized. You and the nurse note that there are 4 equal thumb twitches. You would note that the patient would be able to breathe on their own. When administering the next dose of NMBA, the dose would need to be much smaller.