NCLEX Questions

A primary health care provider's prescription reads atenolol 0.025 grams orally daily. The medication bottle reads atenolol 50-mg tablets. The nurse prepares how many tablet(s) to administer the dose? Fill in the blank. Record the answer to one decimal place.

0.5 tablet

The medication prescribed is hydromorphone hydrochloride 3 mg intramuscularly, every 4 hours as needed. The medication label reads hydromorphone hydrochloride 4 mg/1 mL. The nurse would prepare to administer how many mL to the client? Fill in the blank.

0.75 mL

A client is complaining of abdominal pain and nausea. The prescription is as follows: give hydroxyzine 25 mg intramuscularly and meperidine 25 mg intramuscularly, stat. Hydroxyzine is available in 50 mg/mL. Meperidine is available in 25 mg/0.5 mL. The nurse should combine the doses in one syringe for administration to the ventrogluteal muscle. How many milliliters would the nurse administer in total? Fill in the blank.

1 mL

A primary health care provider prescribes atenolol 0.05 g orally daily. The label on the medication bottle states, atenolol 50-mg tablets. How many tablet(s) will the nurse administer to the client? Fill in the blank.

1 tablet

A primary health care provider prescribes digoxin, 0.125 mg by mouth (PO) daily, for a client with heart failure. The medication label states 0.125 mg per tablet. How many tablet(s) will the nurse administer to the client? Fill in the blank.

1 tablet

A primary health care provider's prescription reads atenolol, 0.025 g orally daily. The medication bottle reads atenolol, 25-mg tablets. The nurse prepares how many tablet(s) to administer the dose? Fill in the blank.

1 tablet

A primary health care provider's prescription reads "meperidine hydrochloride 125 mg by the intramuscular route stat." The medication vial reads 100 mg/mL. How many milliliters of the medication would the nurse draw into the syringe for injection? Fill in the blank. Record answer to two decimal places.

1.25 mL

The nurse is preparing to administer 30 mEq of liquid potassium chloride (KCl) to an adult client. The label on the medication bottle reads 40 mEq/15 mL. The nurse prepares how many milliliters of KCl to administer the correct dose of medication? Fill in the blank. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

11 mL

A client is to receive 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in water (D5W) at a rate of 100 mL/hr. The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtt) per mL. The nurse adjusts the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to the nearest whole number.

17 gtts/min

Ampicillin sodium 250 mg in 50 mL of 0.9% NaCl is being administered over a period of 30 minutes. The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtts) per mL. The nurse is asked to check the flow rate of the infusion. The nurse determines that the infusion is running at the prescribed rate if the infusion is delivering how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to the nearest whole number.

17 gtts/min

A primary health care provider's prescription reads "ketorolac 30 mg intramuscular every 6 hours as needed." The medication label reads "ketorolac 15 mg/mL." The nurse prepares to administer how many milliliters to the client? Fill in the blank.

2 mL

Morphine 8 mg IM has been prescribed by the primary health care provider. The medication label reads morphine 4 mg/mL. The nurse would prepare how many milliliters to administer the correct dose? Fill in the blank.

2 mL

A primary health care provider prescribes tetracycline hydrochloride 0.5 g orally 4 times daily. The medication label on the bottle of medication reads tetracycline hydrochloride 250-mg tablets. The nurse prepares how many tablet(s) to administer 1 dose? Fill in the blank.

2 tablets

A primary health care provider prescribes zolpidem tartrate 10 mg orally at bedtime daily. The medication bottle is labeled zolpidem tartrate 5-mg tablets. The nurse prepares how many tablet(s) to administer 1 dose? Fill in the blank.

2 tablets

The medication prescribed is digoxin 0.25 mg orally, daily. The medication label reads digoxin 0.125 mg/tablet. The nurse would prepare how many tablet(s) to administer the dose? Fill in the blank.

2 tablets

The medication prescribed is levodopa 1 g orally, daily. The medication label states levodopa, 500-mg tablets. The nurse prepares to administer how many tablets at the evening dose? Fill in the blank.

2 tablets

A primary health care provider prescribes 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl to be infused over a period of 12 hours. The drop (gtt) factor is 15 drops (gtts)/mL. The nurse sets the flow rate at how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to the nearest whole number.

21 gtts/min

A client originally was prescribed oral sertraline 25 mg daily for depression. The dose has been gradually increased in an effort to control the symptoms. The current dose is 75 mg daily. The medication label reads 25 mg/tablet. To receive the correct dose, the nurse instructs the client to take how many tablets once daily? Fill in the blank.

3 tablets

A primary health care provider prescribes gabapentin 0.9 g three times by mouth daily. The label on the medication bottle states gabapentin 300-mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer to the client for one dose? Fill in the blank.

3 tablets

A client is receiving an enteral feeding that delivers 1.5 calories/mL. The feeding is infusing at 30 mL/hr via a feeding pump. What is the maximal amount of calories the client should receive in an 8-hour period if the tube feeding is not interrupted? Fill in the blank.

360 calories

Sulfisoxazole 1 g orally four times daily is prescribed for an adolescent with a urinary tract infection. The medication label reads, "250-mg tablets." The nurse has determined that the prescribed dose is safe. How many tablets per dose would the nurse administer to the adolescent? Fill in the blank.

4 tablets

The nurse is preparing to administer a continuous tube feeding to a client with a nasogastric tube. The primary health care provider has prescribed an amount of 100 mL/hr. The tube feeding setup is an open system, a bag that has formula added at intervals. How much formula would the nurse plan to add to fill the feeding bag?

400 mL of formula

The prescription of the primary health care provider (PHCP) prescription reads acetaminophen 240 mg orally every 6 hours as needed for relief of pain, for a 5-year-old child. The medication label reads "acetaminophen 160 mg per 5 mL." How many mL per dose would the nurse administer to the child? Fill in the blank.

7.5 mL

A primary health care provider is planning to administer a skeletal muscle relaxant to a client with a spinal cord injury. The medication is going to be administered intrathecally. Which medication would the nurse expect to be prescribed and administered by this route?

Baclofen

The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a client regarding epoetin alfa that will be administered subcutaneously by the client at home. The nurse tells the client to do which action?

Refrigerate the medication.