Doctor orders 9 units/kg/hr Heparin infusion. The patient weighs 76 kg. You’re supplied with a Heparin bag that reads 50 units/mL. How many mL/hr will you administer?

Cyanide poisoning/thiocyanate toxicity associated to:

What drug is a safe and effective calcium channel blocker only if the nurse administers it as a sustained-release or extended-release preparation to treat hypertension?

A client is receiving verapamil. What would be important for the nurse to stress that the client avoid?

Contraindication in Asthma:

Doctor orders 10 mcg/kg/min of a Dopamine infusion. The patient weighs 170 lbs. Dopamine is supplied as 500 mg/500mL. How many mL/hr will you administer?

The nurse is providing education regarding lifestyle changes to a client diagnosed with hypertension. When providing dietary instruction on a low-sodium diet, which dietary choice would the nurse identify as most appropriate?

Doctor orders 12 units/kg/hr Heparin infusion. The patient weighs 200 lbs. You’re supplied with a 30,000 units/500mL bag. What is the mL/hour rate?

Doctor orders a Lidocaine infusion to be started at 30 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 298 lbs. You are supplied with a bag of Lidocaine that reads 4 mg/mL. How many mL/hr will you administer?

A 46-year-old client with a high body-mass index and a sedentary lifestyle has been diagnosed with hypertension after serial blood pressure readings. The clinician has opted to begin the client on captopril (Capoten). The nurse should recognize that the therapeutic effect of this drug is achieved in what way?