34. The client has had peritoneal dialysis and the “dwell” time has passed and it is now time to drain the dialysate.  What should the appearance of the returned dialysate be?

35. A nurse is caring for a client with nephrotic syndrome and is teaching regarding sodium reduction and to maintain protein balance using 1000mg/kg/day formula. The client weighs 64 lbs.  How many grams of protein will the diet include? 

46. A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who had an incident of bedwetting during hospitalization. The child’s parents expresses concern about the incident. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

18.  A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/60 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min?

38. A nurse in a provider’s office is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to collect a 24-hr urine specimen. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

43. A nurse is preparing to administer hydroxyzine HCL 50 mg PO. Available is hydroxyzine oral suspension 25 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number).

41.  A physician has ordered that 375mg of a medication to be added to 500mL of D5W.  The administration is to be 80mg per hour. What will the nurse set the gtt/min rate on if using a micro drip tubing?

36. A nurse is assisting with discharge of a client who is postoperative from a kidney transplant. The nurse should instruct the client that which of the following is an indication of rejection?

28. The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has been taking trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) prophylactically for several months.  Which of the following guidelines will the nurse provide regarding this medication?  

8. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly hired assistive personnel (AP) who is assisting with the care of a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give to the AP?