A student nurse is studying clinical judgment theories and is working with Tanner’s Model of Clinical Judgment. How can the student nurse best generalize this model?

The nurse is monitoring for risks for injury identified in the health care environment. Which findings would cause greatest concern to the nurse for safety risks in the hospital environment?

The nurse is examining a patient’s lower leg and notices a draining ulceration. Which of these actions is most appropriate in this situation?

The flow rate ordered for 1 L is 65 mL/hr. It was started at 10 a.m. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.

A volume of 360 mL is to infuse in 2 hours using a 15 gtt/mL set. At the end of 45 minutes, you discover that 225 mL remains. Should the flow rate be adjusted? If so, what is the correct rate to complete the infusion on time?

At 3:15 p.m. there is 175 mL left in an IV infusing at 55 mL/hr. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.

An IV of 930 mL is restarted at 4:15 p.m. at 75 mL/hr. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.

What is the correct fluid level for the IV drip chamber? Why?

An IV of 410 mL is restarted at 3:04 a.m. at a rate of 75 mL/hr. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.

The ordered rate for an infusion of 825 mL is 60 mL/hr. It was started at 10:05 a.m. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.