SME Pharmacology Math/ Pharmacology Basic Math Ability

SME Pharmacology Math/ Pharmacology Basic Math Ability The health care provider orders methyldopa 650 milligrams in oral suspension twice daily. The label reads 250 mg/5mL. How many mL does the nurse administer for each dose? Do not round. Type the correct answer in the blank. {{Answer:- 13mL The health care provider orders a digitalizing dose of digoxin 1.25 milligrams orally STAT. The medication comes in 0.25 mg tablets. How many tablets does the nurse administer? {{Answer:- 5 tablets A client is prescribed 0.25 mg digoxin PO daily. Digoxin is available in 0.5 mg per mL. How many mL does the nurse administer to the client? {{Answer:- 0.5mL The health care provider orders methimazole 60 milligrams orally daily. Methimazole is available in 10 milligrams/tablet. How many tablets does the nurse administer? {{Answer:- 6 tablets A client is to receive 2000 mL of 5% dextrose in Lactated Ringer solution over 24 hours. The infusion started at 0700 via an infusion pump. At 1900, the nurse notes 1200 mL has infused. The nurse adjusts the IV pump to which intravenous drip rate to correctly deliver the remaining amount of fluid over the prescribed time? Round to the nearest whole number. {{Answer:- 58 mL/hour The health care provider prescribes IV total parenteral nutrition 1000 mL over eight hours. The drop factor is 60 drops/mL. Which is the correct drip rate calculated by the nurse? {{Answer:- 125 drops/min Cefaclor 10 mg/kg every 12 hours is prescribed for a child client weighing 44 lb. The medication comes in an oral suspension that contains 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL does the nurse administer for each dose? {{Answer:- 4mL The nurse provides care for a client prescribed heparin therapy. The heparin has been infusing for 12 hours and the client's aPTT is 105 seconds. The health care provider prescribes a decrease of heparin from 1200 units/hour to 1100 units/hour. The concentration of the heparin is 25,000 units per 250 mL normal saline. When adjusting the infusion pump to deliver 1100 units/hour, the nurse sets the pump at how many mL/hr ? (Do not round. Record your answer using a whole number.) {{Answer:- 11 mL/hour