After a difficult period in which life seemed to spiral out of control because of terrible financial and interpersonal choices, Dayle was hospitalized and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. What is the gold standard in treating bipolar disorder and thus most likely to be prescribed for Dayle?

A therapist who is caring for someone with an illness anxiety disorder should expect the person to:

Freya is known for their work ethic and for always going above and beyond to do what needs to be done. Freya would likely have a high level of which of the “Big Five” personality dimensions?

A nurse is caring for a child who has increasing manifestations of fever, headache, stiff neck, and rash. Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse expect the health care provider to order?

A 58-year-old patient with a complicated UTI is ordered gentamicin 120 mg IV every 24 hours. The vial after reconstitution is 40 mg per 1 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer per dose? _______ mL/dose

Which insulin should NOT be mixed with any other insulin in the same syringe?

Use the following weight-based heparin protocol to solve the problem Weight-Based Heparin Protocol  Bolus with heparin at 80 units/kgBegin intravenous infusion of heparin at 18 units/kg/hr using 25,000 units heparin in 250 ml D5W or a concentration of 100 units per ml.APTT 6 hours after rate change and then daily at 7amAdjust intravenous heparin daily based on APTT resultsAPTT less than 35 sec, Bolus with 80 units/kg and increase rate by 4 units/kg/hr.APTT 35-45 sec, Bolus with 40 units/kg and increase rate by 2 units/kg/hr.APTT 46-70 sec, No Change.APTT 71-90 sec, Decrease rate by 2 units/kg/hrAPTT greater than 90 sec, Stop heparin infusion for 1 hour, and decrease rate by 3 units/kg/hr A client weighs 176 lb. Determine the bolus dose of heparin _______________ units (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero. Enter only number(s) in the blank.) 

A patient is receiving an IV infusion of D5W at 120 mL/hr with macrodrip tubing calibrated at 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the appropriate drip rate.

Mrs. Ruiz has hypokalemia. The physician orders potassium 60 mEq in 250 mL of D5W. The facility’s policy states to infuse the potassium at 20 mEq/h. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be programmed for? _______ mL/hr

A patient with aplastic anemia has an order for 1 unit of packed red blood cells (250 mL) to be infused. The facility’s policy states to infuse the blood over 4 hours. The tubing drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should be given? _______ gtt/min