An 80-year-old patient with internal bleeding is admitted through ...

[maegan_martin]

An 80-year-old patient with internal bleeding is admitted through the emergency room after a motor vehicle accident. The physician has ordered 2 units of packed red blood cells (1 unit is 250 mL) to infuse over 1 hour each.
 
  The drip rate on the blood administration set is10 gtt/mL. The nurse administers how many drops per minute to infuse the blood as ordered? A) 47
  B) 42
  C) 37
  D) 32

Question 2

The nurse takes a class to better understand the immune and inflammatory responses and learns what cells help to slow or suppress the immune response?
 
  A) Cytotoxic T cells
  B) Helper T cells
  C) Suppressor T cells
  D) B cells

[akudia]

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Use the following ratio to determine how many drops of fluid to administer per minute:

Using the information from this problem:

Because it is not possible to deliver 0.7 of a drop, round 41.7 to 42 minutes

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Suppressor T cells respond to rising levels of chemicals associated with an immune response to suppress or slow the reaction. Helper T cells respond to the chemical indicators of immune activity and stimulate other lymphocytes, including B cells, to be more aggressive. Cytotoxic T cells are aggressive against nonself-cells.

[maegan_martin]

Wow, this really help

[mohan]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it