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maegan_martin · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

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 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

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.