| The physician has ordered for your COPD patient to receive 80 mg of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (SoluMedrol®) IV every 8 hours. The medication is supplied as 125 milligrams in a 2 mL vial. How much of the medication should the nurse administer to ensure the ordered dose is given? |
1.2 mL |
| Endocrine |
Your patient is 6 hours post-op subtotal thyroidectomy. As the nurse caring for this patient, you know it is a PRIORITY to have which of the following readily available at bedside? |
| General Knowledge |
You are caring for a patient with chronic COPD. He has no immediate family members and told you this morning during rounds, “I am so tired of being sick. I wish I were dead.” Which of the following interventions would be MOST appropriate? |
| General Knowledge |
You are caring for an elderly female patient admitted for failure to thrive and malnutrition. The patient is confined to the bed due to extreme weakness and has urinary incontinence. Given the patient’s comorbidities, which of the following interventions would be MOST important for you to implement? |
| Renal/Genitourinary |
You are taking care of a patient with renal calculi. What is the MOST important teaching that should be provided to the patient? |
| Gastrointestinal |
You are caring for a patient admitted with a Lower GI Bleed. Which of the following is characteristic of this diagnosis? |
| Cardiovascular |
You are caring for a patient who has been in a normal sinus rhythm with a heart rate between 70-80. The patient begins complaining of heart palpitations and shortness of breath. An EKG strip indicates the patient is now in Atrial fibrillation with a heart rate between 130-140. What medication would you anticipate being ordered as a common INITIAL treatment for Atrial fibrillation with RVR (rapid venticular response)? |
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