The nurse is reviewing laboratory values prior to administering morning medications. Which laboratory value should caution the nurse regarding effective excretion?

The health care provider’s prescription reads potassium chloride (KCL) 40 mEq po. The label on the KCL package reads 20 mEq (KCL) per 15 mL. The nurse should prepare how many milliliters of KCL to safely administer the correct dose of medication?

Match the intravenous solution to its type. (You may use answers more than once).

The nurse is ambulating a client receiving continuous intravenous infusion therapy. Which would be considered a safety hazard?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a transdermal patch. Which instruction should the nurse give?

A nurse is providing instructions to a young adult female client who has a new prescription for beclomethasone.  Which should the nurse include in the teaching?

The nurse is providing an in-service to the hospital unit regarding the benefits of continuous intravenous infusions. Which are considered benefits to continuous intravenous infusions? Select all that apply.

A client complains of nausea after receiving their potassium tablet every morning. Which nursing intervention should the nurse incorporate?

The nurse is preparing to administer crushed medication to a client who does not like the taste. Which nursing intervention should the nurse implement?

Earl Shell owns his own Sno-Cone business and lives 30 miles from a beach resort. The sale of Sno-Cones is highly dependent upon his location and upon the weather. At the resort, he will profit $110 per day in fair weather, $20 per day in foul weather. At home, he will profit $70 in fair weather, $50 in foul weather. Assume that on any particular day, the weather service suggests a 60% chance of fair weather. If Earl could find a forecaster who could tell him each day if it would be fair or foul weather how much would he be willing to pay for that perfect information? The payoff table is   Profit Fair weather Foul weather   Probability = 0.6 Probability = .4 Sell at the resort 110 20 Sell at home 70 50