The doctor orders 2.5 mg prednisone oral every 6 hours for a child weighing 52 lb.  The prednisone syrup is available in a 5mg/5mL concentration.  The recommended dose is 0.1 to 2 mg/kg/24 hr.  How many mL will the nurse give per dose?  (Round the answer to the nearest tenth)

 A client presents to the ER with complaints of severe joint pain, especially in his hands and feet. While collecting data, the nurse recognizes that these symptoms are related to an occlusive crisis and ischemia in distal blood vessels.   Which of the following interventions is priority?

When reviewing education with a client regarding oral iron therapy, which statement by the client indicates an understanding?

 A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a pediatric client who has thrombocytopenia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

The mother of a child who has just been diagnosed with Hemophilia A, verbalizes concerns that her child will be at risk for acquiring HIV from a blood transfusion. The nurse explains that treatment for this disease has been revolutionized with the advent of the use of:

The nurse should consider the effects of the aging adult and recognize the following factors that may affect the hematologic system (select all that apply): 

 The client is type and cross matched for a blood transfusion. The client’s blood type is A pos. The nurse understands that client can receive which of the following blood from the blood bank?

A nurse is reviewing laboratory values of a client who has immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse expect to be decreased?

A nurse observes a newly licensed nurse administer enoxaparin (Lovenox) subcutaneously using a pre-filled syringe. Which of the following indicates appropriate medication administration?

PHYSICIAN ORDERS IV LR 1000 mL @ 125mL/hr Insert/leave Foley NPO CT abdomen LLE xray & Consult Ortho T&C 2 units PRBC Cefoxatime 1Gm IVPB now Torodol 30mg IM Q 6 hours   LABS WBC 11,00 Hgb 8.5 Urine SG 1.035 K+ 4.5 Na+149 ABG’s      pH  7.3      Co2  37      HCO3  20   Nurse’s Notes BP 80/38 P 108 R 28   32 y.o. male received status post motor vehicle accident. Non-responsive to verbal or tactile stimuli, PERRLA, Abdomen rigid and distended. Multiple lacerations to bilateral lower extremities, compound fracture of LEFT tibia covered with saline gauze and splinted. The nurse is caring for the above client received in the ED. The type and cross match is completed, and the blood bank is preparing the 2 units of packed cells for transfusion. In preparation for the transfusion, the nurse understands the following nursing intervention must be performed first: