A clinic nurse is collecting data on a client diagnosed with primary hypertension. What would the nurse do to best determine the client’s blood pressure accurately?

Calculate the total patient intake during your 0700-1900 shift:0800: Two pieces of toast, 2 cups of oatmeal, 1 egg, 12 oz orange juice1000: Two 8 oz coffees with 2 oz of cream in each1100: 24 oz of ice chips1200: IV infusion of Zosyn 50 mL, 2 mL IV push Zofran, and 10 mL saline IV flush1230: House salad, 12 oz soda1400: One pack of red blood cells (250 mL)1500: 2 mL Morphine and 10 mL saline flush IV1715: 10 mL saline flush IV1600-1900: Normal Saline IV 100 mL/hr.Intake:_________________

Calculate the total Intake and Output during your shift from 0700-1500: – 8 oz of apple juice-4 oz of milk-4 oz of gelatin (Jell-o)-500 mL of urine- 8 oz of chicken broth-4 oz of grape juice- 1/2 cup of yogurt- 6 oz of soda- 4 oz of water with medications- Continuous Intravenous (IV) fluids at 50 mL/hr.- 600 mL of urine- 50 mL of nasogastric drainage Intake:_______________ Output:________________

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A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative after abdominal surgery and is advancing from a clear liquid diet to a full liquid diet. The nurse should advise the client that which of the following items is part of the full liquid diet?

A nurse is calculating a client’s intake and output for the shift from 0700-1700. The client’s intake included 100 mL/hr. 0.9% sodium chloride IV solution,  6-oz of coffee, 6 oz of water, 180-mL bowl of soup, 3 oz of flavored gelatin, and 3 oz of ice cream. How many milliliters should the nurse document as the client’s total intake for the shift? _______________

Labeled use of a drug indicates that the FDA has approved a specific use for the drug. The Off Label Information of the drug can be added to the uses of the drug. 

The nurse is collecting respiratory data from an adult client and is auscultating for normal breath sounds. The nurse would expect to hear bronchial breath sounds in which anatomical area?

No matter how much of a drug you administer, you will not increase the efficacy of the drug. Efficacy and potency of a drug are unrelated. 

When a patient with a stage 1 infection is allergic to penicillin V, the best alternative would be