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Anna Curran. RN, BSN, PHN This free Dosage Calculations Practice Test #10 covers IV drip rates and infusion times: working out when an infusion will finish, the time left in a bag, counting drops to check a gravity line, gtt/min for short infusions, intake over a shift, 24-hour totals with piggybacks, when to start an infusion, and what to do … See Nursing Diagnoses
A medical diagnosis names the disease or injury a client has, such as pneumonia, and guides medical treatment. A nursing diagnosis names how the client is responding to that disease or to a life process, such as Ineffective Airway Clearance, and guides the care nurses plan and carry out on their own. One client usually … See Nursing Diagnoses
This free Dosage Calculations Practice Test #9 covers safe-dose range checks: calculating the safe range from a child’s weight, comparing daily totals with mg/kg/day ranges and single doses with mg/kg/dose ranges, converting pounds, grams and micrograms, maximum-dose caps, and what to do when a dose is too high or too low. Work through 10 timed … See Nursing Diagnoses
Altered mental status (AMS) is any change from a client’s usual level of alertness, attention, thinking, or behavior, from mild confusion to coma. It is a sign, not a disease: something is affecting the brain, and the nurse’s job is to protect the client while the cause is found and treated. AMS is not a … See Nursing Diagnoses
This free Dosage Calculations Practice Test #8 covers reconstitution math: mixing powdered medications with the right diluent, using the concentration on the label (not the diluent volume), choosing a strength from a multi-strength table, labeling a reconstituted vial, and counting doses in a multi-dose vial. Work through 10 timed questions, then check every answer with … See Nursing Diagnoses