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1. What's wrong with my diagnosis care plan?

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   Okay, last try, how about this one Altered fluid and electrolyte balance, hypokalemia rt corticosteroids and excessive loss of fluid and electrolytes by diuretic aeb potassium serum blood level less than 3.5

2. What's wrong with my diagnosis care plan?

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   risk for injury (lethal arrhythmia/death) related to hypokalemia aeb by serum potassium levels than 3.5 How about that?

3. What's wrong with my diagnosis care plan?

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   The client was on corticosteroids which lowered the potassium levels. So would "Hypokalemia rt corticosteroids aeb serum potassium levels less than 3.5" Be a nursing diagnosis? Or is that still medical?

4. What's wrong with my diagnosis care plan?

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   So I had a client in clinical who was potassium deficient, but my instructor didn't like my nursing diagnosis because she said it's not a nursing diagnosis. What would I change about " Potassium deficit rt steroids aeb serum potassium levels less th...

5. Need help with my nursing diagnosis.

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   There is no patient, we are supposed to make it up.

6. Need help with my nursing diagnosis.

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   I am doing an auto immune disorder called systemic lupus erythematosus. My nursing diagnosis is acute pain related to inflammation and tissue damage. What would be my as evidenced by be?

7. Are my dosage reconstitution problems correct?

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   Order: Ampicillin 750mg im q6h Supply: 1 gram vial of ampicillin Directions: add 2.4 ml sterile water to yield 2.5 ml of soltuion 750 mg x 2.5 ml = 1875 1 gram = 1000 mg D/H = 1875/1000 = 1.9 ml. Order: Nafcillin 750 mg IM qid Supply: Nafcillin 2 gra...

8. Reconstitution dosage problem

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   By the way, how do you do a question like this: "The physician orders Mandol 500 mg IM stat. The 1 Gram vial that is available has the following directions for reconstitution. "Add 3 mL of an approved diluent. Provides an approximate volume of 3.5 m...

9. Reconstitution dosage problem

   Mursely replied to Mursely's topic in Student Assist

   okay, so it was 0.76 ml. I misread the question. thanks

10. Reconstitution dosage problem

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    The question says, "The physician orders 250 mg Cefazolin IM q 8 hours. What volume will you administer?" Label says, "Cefazolin for injection, USP 1 gram" "Preparation of solution: For IM use - Add 2.5 ML sterile water for Injection. SHAKE WELL. Res...