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1.
A patient is taking 1 tablet of hydrocodone bitartrate 5 mg and acetaminophen
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500 mg (Vicodin) every 4 hours. The patient is also taking 2 tablets of acetami
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nophen (Tylenol) 325 mg every 12 hours. How many grams of acetaminophen i
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s the patient taking daily? Record your answer using one decimal place.
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ANS:
3.3
The nurse should calculate the dosage taken via the first medication and add it to
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the daily intake of the second medication. Then, convert milligrams to grams.
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500 mg × 6 doses a day = 3000 mg/day + (2 tablets × 325 mg) × 2 doses a day =
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m1300 mg/day = 3300 mg/day total of acetaminophen; 3300 mg converted to gra
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= 3.3 grams.
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2. The nurse is administering 250 mg of a medication elixir to the patien
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t. The medication comes in a dose of 1000 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters shou
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ld the nurse administer? Record your answer using two decimal places. mL
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ANS: m



1.25

,The nurse needs to first determine how many milligrams are in each milliliter of th
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e elixir. Then the nurse calculates how many milliliters would contain 250 mg.
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1000 mg/5 mL = 200 mg/1 mL
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250 mg/(X mL) = 200 mg/mL = 1.25 mL. OR Dose ordered over dose on han
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d (250/1000) × volume or amount on hand (5). 250/1000 = 0.25 × 5 = 1.25 m
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3. The
patient is to receive amoxicillin 500 mg q8h; the medication is dispensed at 25
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0 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer for one dose? Reco
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rd your answer using a whole number.
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ANS:
10
The drug is dispensed at 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse is to give 500 mg, which is 1
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0 mL. OR Dose ordered over dose on hand (500/250) × volume or amount on h
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and

, (5). 500/250 × 5 = 10 mL.
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1. A nurse is preparing to provide hygiene care. Which principle should th
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e nurse consider when planning hygiene care?
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a. Hygiene care is always routine and expected.
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b. No two individuals perform hygiene in the same manner.
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c. It is important to standardize a patient’s hygienic practices.
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d. During hygiene care do not take the time to learn about patient needs.
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ANS: B m


No two individuals perform hygiene in the same manner; it is important to individ
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ualize the patient’s care based on knowing about the patient’s unique hygiene prac
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tices and preferences. Hygiene care is never routine; this care requires intimate cont
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act with the patient and communication skills to promote the therapeutic relations
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hip. In addition, during hygiene, the nurse should take time to learn about the patie
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nt’s health promotion practices and needs, emotional needs, and health care educat
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ion needs.
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2. A patient’s hygiene schedule of bathing and brushing teeth is largely
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influenced by family customs. For which age group is the nurse most likel
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yproviding care?
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a. Adolescent

b. Preschooler
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d. Adult


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Family customs play a major role during childhood in determining hygiene
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