The patient has been prescribed belatacept for transplant rejection. Which lab result is most important to evaluate prior to administration?

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Additional Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Questions

A 6-day-old neonate in the newborn intensive care unit has been prescribed oxacillin for a suspected central line-associated bloodstream infection. The nurse receives the following order: oxacillin IV 50 mg/kg/day, divided q12h. The neonate weighs 2 lb. 11 oz and the pharmacy dispenses the medication in a concentration of 20 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer for each dose? Round your answer to the nearest tenth decimal place.

  • Question Type:   Fill in the Blank
  • Difficulty: 6

The patient with chronic alcoholism begins parenteral nutrition (PN) at a rate of 50 mL/h for treatment of severe malnutrition. Four hours after the infusion begins, the patient’s urine output increases from 40 mL/h to 200 mL/h. The nurse contacts the provider to request which order?  

  • Question Type:   Multiple Choice - Select One
  • Difficulty: 10

The 20-year-old patient with asthma presents to the emergency department with increased work of breathing and severe wheezing after exposure to household dust and mold. The patient used the albuterol inhaler 6 times in the previous 4 hours with minimal relief. Upon inspection, the nurse notes extensive accessory respiratory muscle use with moderate supraclavicular retractions and nasal flaring. The nurse auscultates expiratory wheezing in all lung fields. The patient is afebrile, normotensive, significantly tachypneic, and mildly tachycardic. The chest x-ray is clear. The nurse prepares to administer which medication first? 

  • Question Type:   Multiple Choice - Select One
  • Difficulty: 9

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