Looking at population groups and some of their unique challenges, respond to the following:
what are some ways that rural communities have tried to improve access to healthcare?
what are the challenges faced in rural health?
how can those challenges be addressed?

Anurse is preparing to administer lidocaine via continuous iv infusion at 4 mg/min. available is lidocaine 2 g dextrose 5% in water 500 ml. the nurse should set the iv pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. use a leading zero if applicable. do not use a trailing zero.)

Rita schmidt, 74 years of age, is a female patient who was admitted to the surgical unit after undergoing removal of a section of the colon for colorectal cancer. the patient does not have a colostomy. the patient has several small abdominal incisions and a clear dressing over each site. the incisions are well approximated and the staples are dry and intact. there is a jackson-pratt drain intact with minimal serous sanguineous drainage present. the patient has a salem sump tube connected to low continuous wall suction that is draining a small amount of brown liquid. the patient has no bowel sounds. the foley catheter has a small amount of dark amber-colored urine without sediments. the patient has sequential compression device (scd) in place. the nurse performs an assessment and that the patient's breath sounds are decreased bilaterally in the bases and the patient has inspiratory crackles. the patient's cardiac assessment is within normal limits. the patient is receiving o2 at 2 l per nasal hg; heart rate 110 bpm; respiratory rate 16 breaths/min; and the patient is afebrile. the patient is confused as to place and time. cannula with a pulse oximetry reading of 95%. the vital signs include: blood pressure, 100/50 mm. a. explain the assessment parameters used to provide clues to detect postoperative problems early and the interventions needed. b. what gerontological postoperative considerations should the nurse make?

Amale patient presents with the following respiratory volumes and capacities: tv = 500 ml, erv-600 ml, irv 2,700 ml. what is this patient's vc? are these values normal? if not, are they more consistent with an obstructive or restrictive disease pattern? explain.