3. The client denies pain. However, the nurse observes heavy breathing and facial grimacing. What is the nurse’s best response to these observation?

10. A nurse is teaching a group of new LPN’s about the functions of the Thoracic Cavity. The nurse knows the new nurses understand the teaching when stating which of the following? 

39.  The nurse notes poor skin turgor and dry mucous membranes on a patient. Which of the following do these findings indicate? 

2. A patient is admitted to the unit with respiratory alkalosis.  Which of the following changes will help to correct this problem?

Insulin 100 units in 100 ml of Normal Saline. The infusion is ordered at 10 units per hour. At how many milliliters per hour would the nurse set the infusion rate?

A “Banana Bag” (B Vitamin supplements, Thiamine, Folate in D5W) of  150 milliliters is to be infused over 2 hours. How many milliliters per hour would the nurse set the IV pump rate?

Erythromycin 500 mg in 250 milliliters of D5W is to be infused over 2 hours by gravity. The drop factor of your tubing is 10 per ml. What would be the correct drops per minute to deliver the IV in 2 hours.   Round up to the nearest drop if 0.5 or greater Round down if less than 0.5

Octreotide continuous infusion is ordered at 0.1 mg per hour. You have 250 mcg in 250 ml Normal Saline. At how many milliliters per hour would the nurse set the IV pump rate? You do not round with pumps . They will take decimals.

A diabetes nurse educator is teaching a client, newly diagnosed with diabetes, about the disease process, diet, exercise, and medications. What is the goal of this education?

Chap 30 listed many routes that a drug can be administered. Please list 5 routes AND explain what that route is. For example: Oral Route- swallow medication. (Yes, you can use this one as one of your examples). 1 point per route/explanation. If you get the route correct but can’t explain the route you do not get that point.