Order:  potassium chloride 30 mEq po once per day Stock:  potassium chloride labeled 20 mEq/15 mL How many mL will you administer (round to the nearest tenth)

A nursing report on a newly admitted patient who is profoundly hard of hearing says that the patient is confused and difficult to assess because she does not appropriately respond to questions or sometimes fails to respond at all. What should be the first action of the oncoming nurse?

Assessment of a burn victim leads a nurse to suspect an inhalation injury. The observation that should indicate such an injury would be _____.

What is shock?

Order:  gentamycin 0.65 mg IM Stock:  vial of gentamycin 20 mg/2 mL How many mL will you administer (round to the nearest hundreth)

You are caring for a patient that had an a left knee replacement.  She is complaining of shortness of breath and pain in her chest.  You suspect she may have a pulmonary embolism and know that if you do not intervene she could go into:

A physician orders an infusion of 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in 0.45% NS to be completed in 10 hours. The IV delivery system’s drop factor is 20 gtt. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the electronic infusion pump to deliver the infusion?

Which of the following are signs of shock?  (select all that apply)

During normal cardiac function, blood currently  located in the structure labeled as A will next travel through the ___________.

Which bronchopulmonary segment is found ONLY in the left lung?