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A nurse is providing instruction to a client who has a new prescription for cimetidine 150 mg PO every 12 hr. Available is 300 mg/5 mL. How many tsp should the nurse instruct the client to take per dose? (Round answer to nearest tenth). - ANSWERx tsp = 1 tsp/5mL X 5mL/300mg X 150mg/1 = 0.5 tsp A provider prescribes magnesium hydroxide 2.4 g PO daily. Available is 400mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round answer to nearest whole number) - ANSWERx mL = 5mL/400mg X 1,000mg/1g ...

A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 35 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER1,800 mL/day A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who weighs 18 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER1,400 mL/day A nurse is caring for a toddler who weighs 13.5 kg. What is the toddler's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round ...

A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? - ANSWER10 mL A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 15 units and isophane insulin 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 a.m. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication? - ANSWER0630 A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to infuse o...

nurse is preparing to administer codeine 20 mg PO every 6 hr PRN pain. Available is codeine oral solution 10 mg/ 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANSWERAnswer: 10 mL Follow these steps for the Ratio and Proportion method of calculation: Step 1: What is the unit of measurement the nurse should calculate? mL Step 2: What is the dose the nurse should administer? Dose ...

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV to infused over 2 hr. The nurse should set IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number) - ANSWER125 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client. Available is cephazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest te...

A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? - ANSWERMorphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client. The nurse should identify which of the following actions as a part of the assessment phase of the nursing process? - ANSWERAsking the client about a history of medication allergies A nurse is caring for a client who reports se...

A nurse is preparing medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. Round this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many mL? - ANSWER0.89 mL A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq PO in 6 oz of water. How many mL of water should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANSWER180 mL A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,...

A nurse is preparing to administer epoeiten alfa (Epogen) 50 units/kg subcutaneous to a preschooler who weighs 40 lbs. Available is epoetin alfa 2,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - ANSWER0.45 A nurse is preparing to administer a loading dose of phenytoin (Dilantin) 5 mg/kg/day divided equally ever 12 hr for an infant who weighs 12 lb 4 oz. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - ANSWER13.9 A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate (Er...

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A nurse is preparing penicillin G benzathine 1,200,000 units IM. Available is penicillin G benzathine injection 600,000 units/ml. How many ML should the nurse administer per dose - ANSWER2 mL A nurse is preparing administer lorazepam 2mg iv bolus 20 min prior to surgery. Available is lorazepam injection 4 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer - ANSWER0.5 mL A nurse is preparing to administer diazepam 7 mg iv bolus every 4 hr prn muscle spasm. Available is diazepam injection 5 mg/m...