The patient is scheduled for an ORIF of the left hip in the morning. The provider has discontinued all of the patient’s medications beginning the night before surgery. The nurse should call the physician to question the safety of abruptly discontinuing which type of medication?

The nurse is caring for a patient who will be receiving midazolam (Versed) for procedural sedation during a biopsy. Which safety precaution needs to be taken during the procedure?

Which of the following explains why the elderly are at higher risk for developing hyponatremia?

When selecting an ordered analgesic to administer to an older adult patient in pain, which of the following must the nurse consider?

A client with septicemia is to receive Vancomycin 750 mg in 250 ml D5W IVPB over 90 minutes on a pump. Calculate the infusion rate. Round to the nearest whole number.

The patient had surgery yesterday. Today the BUN is 55mg/dL and he is vomiting. When the patient stands up, the blood pressure drops to 55/35 mmHg and the pulse rate is 140/minute. Which of the following orders would the nurse expect to initiate first?

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During fluid volume repletion, the nurse continues to assess the patient, monitoring clinical outcomes of the interventions provided. Which data will be included in the ongoing assessment?

A patient is scheduled for blood to be drawn from the radial artery for an arterial blood gas determination. Before the blood is drawn, an Allen test is performed to determine the adequacy which of the following?