Author Question: Mannitol (Osmitrol) has been ordered for a patient with acute renal failure. The nurse will ... (Read 37 times)

mrsjacobs44 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Mannitol (Osmitrol) has been ordered for a patient with acute renal failure. The nurse will administer this drug using which procedure?

a. Intravenously, through a filter
b. By rapid intravenous bolus
c. By mouth in a single morning dose
d. Through a gravity intravenous drip with standard tubing

Question 2

When reviewing the mechanisms of action of diuretics, the nurse knows that which statement is true about loop diuretics?

a. They work by inhibiting aldosterone.
b. They are very potent, having a diuretic effect that lasts at least 6 hours.
c. They have a rapid onset of action and cause rapid diuresis.
d. They are not effective when the creatinine clearance decreases below 25 mL/min.