The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Receiving

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving isotonic intravenous (IV) fluids at an infusion rate of 125 mL/h. The nurse performs an assessment and notes a heart rate of 102 beats per minute, a blood pressure of 160/85 mm Hg, and crackles auscultated in both lungs. Which action will the nurse take?

• A) Decrease the IV fluid rate and notify the provider.
• B) Increase the IV fluid rate and notify the provider.
• C) Request an order for a colloidal IV solution.
• D) Request an order for a hypertonic IV solution.

Analyze problems to determine the necessary equations and conversions for solutions.

Identify and prioritize nursing interventions for patients experiencing substance overdose.

Educate patients on the management and implications of medication therapy for substance rehabilitation.

Recognize and differentiate between substance abuse, substance addiction, and substance intoxication.

---

Definitions:

Mean Driving Times

Refers to the average amount of time spent driving, calculated by summing all individual driving times and dividing by the total number of drives.

Population Distributions

Refers to the distribution of values, traits, or characteristics of an entire population.

Significance Level

The threshold chosen by a researcher which determines the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, often denoted by alpha (α).

Population Mean

The average of all the values in a population.