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A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's (LR) 600 mL IV to infuse over 5 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER40 gtt/min A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER31 gtt/min A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin (Lovenox) 30 mg subcutaneous to a client. Available is enoxaparin injection 60 mg/0.6 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) - ANSWER0.3 mL A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg PO. Available is 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER2 tablets A nurse is preparing to administer meperidine (Demerol) 75 mg IM stat. Available is meperidine injection 100 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) - ANSWER0.8 mL A nurse is preparing to administer ranitidine (Zantac) 50 mg by intermittent IV bolus every 8 hr. Available is ranitidine 50 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 100 mL to infuse over 20 min. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER300 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 4 mg IV bolus every 2 hr. Available is morphine injection 10mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) - ANSWER0.4 mL