Author Question: A newly admitted patient has orders to receive 1,000 mL of normal saline IV over 8 hours. If the IV ... (Read 78 times)

Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A newly admitted patient has orders to receive 1,000 mL of normal saline IV over 8 hours. If the IV infusion set is a microdrip set that delivers 60 drops per mL, how many drops per minute should the nurse administer to the patient?

A) 60 drops/min
B) 125 drops/min
C) 240 drops/min
D) 480 drops/min

Question 2

Estrogen enters the cell and reacts with a receptor site. What is the final result of this reaction?

A) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is affected.
B) Ribonucleic acid enters the cell nucleus.
C) Alteration in cellular function
D) Changes messenger RNA

Mholman93 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
If a patient was to receive 1,000 mL in 8 hours, dividing 1000 by 8 would mean that the patient would receive 125 mL in 1 hour, or 60 minutes. Setting up the equation, 60 drops/mL X = 125 mL/60 minutes; cross-multiplying, the answer is 125 drops/min.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Estrogen enters the cell and reacts with a receptor site inside the cell to change messenger RNA, which enters the cell nucleus to affect cellular DNA, and the final result is an alteration in the cell's function.