Order: amikacin sulfate 7.5 mg/kg IVPB q8h in 200 mL D5W to infuse in 30 min. The vial reads 500 mg/2 mL. Calculate the flow rate of this aminoglycoxide antibiotic drug in mL/h for a patient whose weight is 144 lb.

You are caring for a patient with an anxiety disorder on the psychiatric unit. the family is present with the patient. your instructor talked in the mental health course about cognitive, affective, and behavioral psychiatric nursing interventions. a. what are cognitive, affective, and behavioral psychiatric nursing interventions? b. give some examples of cognitive, affective, and behavioral psychiatric nursing interventions you could apply to the care of this family.

Anurse is monitoring the laboratory values of a client who is receiving heparin. which of the following values should the nurse report to the provider? a. platelets 300,000/mm3 b. hematocrit 45% c. pt 11 seconds d. aptt 50 seconds

What are the benefits and challenges if you use in-house resources to manage accreditation versus obtaining an external consultant with specialization in health care accreditation?