Basic nursing questions

Folks might be more willing to help if you told us what you think the answers are. Don't be afraid to be wrong; that's what learning's for. We're not going to bite you....

Can you add in "all of the above"? :)

B all! I think!

I would have to agree with all of the above myself.

Thanks guys for your help!!

I was thinkin it was all the above also, but that wasn't an answer choice. But here's another question. Can you help me set this one up?

A patient is to receive 375,000 units of Penicillin G Potassium suspension. The suspension contains 0.5 million units per milliliter. How many milliliters should the patient receive?

I am still a student, so I very well could be wrong, but with the first question I would want to make sure that a culture and senesitivity has been ordered, once you start the antibiotics it could change the result of the test, I would also want to know if the IV was patent, you could explain the side effects as you are giving the med.

the second question I would say D) need to know how fast or slow to push the bolus, you would check for a patent IV site, but I dont think that you would check for a blood return. Have to look at the stem of the question which is the MOST important, and I believe that the rate of administration is....ex; you never give potassium IVP.

and question 3;

375,000/500000= 0.75 ml

I think 1.C check iv patent and

2. D it is very important to know the correct rate to push a bolus dose of medication.

1. D

2. D

1) D

2) B

Will you let us know what the correct answers are? I'm not in nursing school yet, but now I'm curious.

1. D

2. D

agree

1 is definately D. Gotta know the bug to fight before you just give a ABX. I know you can give broad spec, but you at least need a Cx to justify giving an ABX.

2 B or D. you need to know patency, but more important you don't want to give to fast. Can't get back what's given........just my