A physician prescribes gentamicin and penicillin IV every 8 hours. On what schedule should the nurse give these drugs?
1. Have the pharmacist mix them in the same IV bag and give them concurrently every 8 hours.
2. Give the penicillin at 0600, 1400, and 2200; give the gentamicin at 0800, 1600, and 2400.
3. Give the gentamicin at 0600, 1400, and 2200; give the penicillin at 0615, 1415, and 2215.
4. Use a Y-type connector to give the gentamicin and penicillin from different IV bags into the same line at the same time.
Question 2
A 68-year-old patient is on an intravenous aminoglycoside for a serious infection. The patient develops heart failure and needs a diuretic. Which diuretic prescription would prompt the nurse to collaborate with the physician before administration?
1. Ethacrynic acid
2. Hydrochlorothiazide
3. Furosemide
4. Bumetanide
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
nurse
Magnet hospital nurse requirements
Nurse's hand over patients abdomen
John Locke (1632‑1704) was a British philosopher and physician who laid the groundwork for an ...
Nurse using a stethoscope