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RRMR

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A patient is to receive 125 mL of intravenous fluid per hour and the drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. You count the 15-second drip rate to be 8 gtt/min. What is your best action?
 
  a. Nothing, the IV flow rate is correct.
  b. Turn the rate down to 5 gtt/15 s.
  c. Turn the rate up to 11 gtt/15 s.
  d. Turn the rate up to 15 gtt/15 s.

Question 2

During a fishing trip, a patient pierced his finger with a large fishhook. He is now in the emergency department to have it removed. The nurse anticipates that which type of anesthesia will be used for this procedure?
 
  a. No anesthesia
  b. Topical benzocaine spray on the area
  c. Topical prilocaine (EMLA) cream around the site
  d. Infiltration of the puncture wound with lidocaine


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Sweetkitty24130

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


RRMR

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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