A client is prescribed antibiotic “A” 50 mg IV. The mixed IV solution contains 100 mL. The nurse is to

administer the medication over ½ hour. The drip factor of the available IV tubing is 15gtt/mL. What is the

drip rate in drops per minute? (Round to nearest whole number and enter only the number in the answer

box).

ANS: 50

Rationale: 100 X 15 = 50 gtts /min

30 min

A nurse is providing education to a client with a fractured femur who will need to use crutches for the next

6 weeks. Identify if the following directions provided by the nurse for walking up stairs using crutches are

true or false.

1. Hold to rail with one hand and crutches with the other hand.

2. Push down on the stair rail and the crutches and step up with the 'unaffected' leg.

3. If not allowed to place weight on the 'affected' leg, hop up with the 'unaffected' leg.

4. Bring the 'affected' leg and the crutches up beside the 'unaffected' leg.

5. Remember, the 'unaffected' leg goes up first and the crutches move with the 'affected' leg.

ANS: TRUE

Match the development tasks with the correct age group.

-Take on new experiences and when unable to accomplish task may feel guilty or misbehave. Generally

do not exhibit stranger anxiety. Understand behavior in terms of what is socially acceptable.

ANS: Preschool 3-6 years old

-Personalize values and beliefs and base reasoning on ethical fairness principles. Establish close

relationships. Have influences that help with formation of healthy self-concept, such family and friends.

ANS: Young Adults 20-35 years old

-Develop sense of industry through advances in learning. Strive to develop healthy self- respect by finding

out in what areas they excel. Peer groups play important role in social development.

ANS: School age children 6-12 years old

-Develop sense of personal identity that family expectations influence. Peer relationships develop as

support system. Concerned with body images that media portray.

ANS: Adolescence 12-20 years old

Match the following isolation precautions to the correct disease process.

Airborne precautions:

● A private room.

● Masks or respiratory protection

devices for caregivers and visitors.

● An N95 or high-efficiency particulate

air (HEPA) respirator is used if the

client is known or suspected to have

tuberculosis.

● Negative pressure airflow exchange

in the room of at least six exchanges

per hour.

Answer: Measles

Droplet precautions:

● A private room or a room with other

clients with the same infectious

disease.

● Masks for providers and visitors.