Order: Amiodarone 128 mg IV. Administration rate of 8 mg/min…

Order: Amiodarone 128 mg IV. Administration rate of 8 mg/min. Available: 900 mg Amiodarone in a 250 mL bag of D5W. At what rate will the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver the Amiodarone?How many minutes will it take to infuse this loading dose? (Round to the nearest minute.) The pump will be programmed for mL/hr. The loading dose will be infused in minutes.  (No partial credit for this question. You must answer both questions correctly to receive 1 point.)

A nurse is educating a patient about how statin medications…

A nurse is educating a patient about how statin medications lower cholesterol. Which of the following statements accurately describes the mechanism of action of statins? Statins reduce blood cholesterol by blocking an enzyme required for cholesterol production in the liver. Statins lower serum cholesterol levels by inhibiting the intestinal absorption of cholesterol. Statins increase the number of LDL receptors on the liver, enabling the removal of more LDL cholesterol from the bloodstream. Statins can increase levels of HDL cholesterol.