A newborn is diagnosed with ventricular septal defect. The baby is discharged with a prescription for digoxin syrup 20 micrograms bid. The bottle of digoxin is labeled as 0.05 mg/ml. The nurse should teach the mother to administer on each dose:

A patient voided a urine specimen at 9:00 AM. The specimen should be sent to the laboratory before:

Immediately after a craniotomy for head trauma, the nurse must monitor the drainage on the dressing. Which of the following should be reported?

The patient's pre-operative blood pressure was 120/68 mmHg. On admission to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit, the blood pressure was 124/70 mmHg. Thirty minutes after admission, the patient's blood pressure falls to 112/60 mmHg, pulse to 72 BPM, and the skin appears warm and dry. The most appropriate action by the nurse at this time is to:

The administration of which of the following types of parenteral fluids would result in a lowering of the osmotic pressure and cause the fluid to move into the cells?