The patient had undergone a total hip replacement. He complains of pain in the operative site. Which of the following is the appropriate initial nursing action?

The patient had undergone a total hip replacement. He complains of pain in the operative site. Which of the following is the appropriate initial nursing action?

A patient referred to the eating disorders clinic has lost 35 pounds during one summer. To assess the patient’s eating patterns, the nurse should ask:

An 11-year-old stays home from school to care for siblings while the parents work. The child says, 'My parents don’t like me. They call me stupid and say I never do anything right.' The child also says, 'It doesn’t matter anyway. I’m too dumb to learn much. I don’t have friends at school and probably don’t deserve any.' Which nursing diagnosis applies to this child?

A child with an acute infection has an order of Ancef 300 mg IV every 12 hours. The pharmacy prepares this medication for you in a syringe of 300 mg/15 ml and suggests that it be administered over 30 minutes. Using the rate suggested by pharmacy, what will be the rate set on your syringe pump in ml/hour?