A55-pound pit bull mix "rocky" was hit by a car and is hospitalized in the emergency ward. the ecg is showing continuous runs of ventricular tachycardia. the veterinarian asks you to start a constant rate infusion of lidocaine to be given at 80 micrograms per kilogram per minute (ug/kg/min). the dog is currently on a fluid rate of 80 ml per hour. lidocaine is a 2% solution. how much lidocaine will you add to a liter of lrs?

Anurse is assessing a client who is receiving a peripheral iv infusion and notes infiltration the insertion site. which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. flush the iv catherer. b. elevate the extremity. c. apply pressure to the iv site. d. slow the infusion rate.

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.

Depending on your field choice, discuss one nursing theory and identify the effect the implications of this theory could have on nursing administration, management, or education.