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A nurse is preparing to administer morphine sulfate 2 mg IV bolus. Available is morphine sulfate 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

0.2 mL

A client is to receive enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneously. Available is enoxaparin 40 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

0.8 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone 100 mg IM daily to a client. Available is hydrocortisone 250 mg/2 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

0.8 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer clonazepam 1.5 mg PO in 3 equally divided doses every 8 hr for a client who has seizures. The amount available is clonazepam 0.5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

1 tablet

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 8 mcg/kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hr for a preschooler who weighs 33 lb. Available is digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

1.2 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer?

10 mL

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a child who is prescribed diphenhydramine 25 mg elixir every 4 hr as needed. The amount available is diphenhydramine elixir 12.5 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

10 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

125 mL

A nurse is reviewing a client's prescription for 1,000 ml of 5% dextrose in water IV to infuse over 8 hr. At 1400, the nurse observes that there is 500 mL of solution remaining in the client's current IV bag. At what time should the nurse administer the next bag of IV solution?

1800

A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 50 mg PO every 6 hr to a client who has acute dystonia. Available is diphenhydramine 25 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

2

A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 650 mg PO every 4 hr PRN to a client. The amount available is acetaminophen 325 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

2 tablets

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 2 gm/day PO divided into two doses. The amount available is amoxicillin 500 mg tablets. The amount available is amoxicillin 1000 mg extended release tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose?

2 tablets

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pneumonia and a prescription for cefpodoxime 5 mg/kg PO every 12 hr for 5 days. The client weighs 88 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose?

200 mg

A nurse is caring for a client who has a deep vein thrombosis and is prescribed heparin by continuous IV infusion at 1,200 unit/hr. Available is heparin 25,000 units in 500 ml D5W. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr?

24 mL/hr

A nurse is calculating the intake of a client during the past 9 hr. The client's intake includes lactated Ringer's IV at 150 mL/hr, cefazolin 2 g IV intermittent bolus in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride, two units of packed RBCs of 275 mL and 250 mL; two IV bolus infusions of 250 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride, ranitidine 50 mg IV intermittent bolus in 50 mL of dextrose 5% in water. How many mL of intake should the nurse record?

2525 mL

The client had the following output during a 7 am - 7 pm shift (see below). Calculate the client's output 0700: 500 mL urine 1100: 100 mL emesis & 350 mL ileostomy stool 1200: 200 mL wound vac drainage 1300: 250 mL urine 1500: 400 mL JP drain 1700: 400 mL urine 1830: 400 mL ileostomy stoo

2600 mL

A nurse is preparing to infuse a 250 ml unit of packed RBC's over 2 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/ml. The nurse should adjust the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute?

31 gtt/min

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg via IV bolus to a client. The amount available is furosemide 10 mg/1 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

4 mL

A client with an infusion pump has an order for 500 mL RL in 12 hours. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.

42 mL/hr

A nurse is preparing to administer metoprolol 5 mg IV bolus to a client for heart rate control. Available is metoprolol injection 1 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

5 mL

A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive liquid medications via a gastrostomy tube. The client is prescribed phenytoin 250 mg. The amount available is phenytoin oral solution 25 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

50 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 350 mg PO. Available is amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

7 mL

A client with an infusion pump has an order for 1,800 mL DSW in 24 hours. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.

75 mL/hr

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 185 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose?

84.1

A nurse is to administer 30 mL of antibiotic in 0.9% NS in 20 minutes by infusion pump. The nurse will set the IV flow rate to deliver how many mL/hr?

90 mL/hr