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chandani

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A patient is to receive propafenone (Rythmol). What important question does the nurse ask the patient before giving the first dose?
 
  a. Do you have any hearing problems?
  b. Are you having difficulty reading?
  c. Have you ever had a problem with bronchospasm?
  d. What other problems are being treated by your prescriber?

Question 2

A patient is to receive 1000 mL of D5W intravenously over 6 hours. The nurse selects a tubing set with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute are needed to infuse this fluid in the prescribed time? _____ gtt per minute
 
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Answer to Question 1

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When a patient is prescribed propafenone, the nurse should always check whether the patient has a history of bronchospasm. This drug blocks beta-adrenergic activity and can cause bronchos-pasm.

Answer to Question 2

42 gtt per minute
1000 mL in 6 hours = 167 mL per hr (1000  6 = 166.6 mL, round up to 167). 2.8 mL per min (167 mL  60 min = 2.78 mL, round up to 2.8 mL per min); 42 gtt per min (2.8 mL  drop factor of 15 = 42 gtt per min)




chandani

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Gracias!


duy1981999

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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