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KWilfred

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The nurse assesses a newly admitted patient and finds the muscle tone in his left leg has sustained muscle contraction. How will the nurse document this finding?
 
  A) Tonus
  B) Flaccid
  C) Atonic
  D) Spastic

Question 2

A patient has orders to receive 2 L of IV fluid over a 24-hour period with  this amount to be infused in the first 10 hours of treatment. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse administer during the first 10 hours of the infusion?
 
  A) 50 mL/h
  B) 100 mL/h
  C) 83 mL/h
  D) 200 mL/h



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Answer to Question 1

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Muscle spasticity is defined as a sustained muscle contraction. Soft and flabby muscle tone is defined as atonic. A limp muscle without tone is described as flaccid. The state of readiness, known as muscle tone (tonus), is produced by the maintenance of some of the muscle fibers in a contracted state.

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 of the 2 liters is to infuse in the first 10 hours.  of 2 = 1 L; 1 L = 1,000 mL to infuse over 10 hours = 100 mL/L.





 

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