NUR354;Pharm2:MedMath

A nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone 100 mg IM daily to a client. Available is hyrdrocortisone 250 mg/2 ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to 10th)

0.8 ml

A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 300 mg by intermittent IV bolus over 30 min to a client who has a staphylococci infection. Available is clindamycin premixed in 50 ml 0.90 sodium chloride. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (whole number)

100 ml/hr

A nurse is preparing to administer fluconazole 400 mg by intermittent IV bolus daily. Available in fluconazole 400 mg in 0.9% sodium chloride 200 ml to infuse over 2 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (Round to whole/10th)

100 ml/hr

A nurse is caring for a client who has sepsis and a prescription for vancomycin 1 g in 250 ml dextrose 5% D5W over 2 hr by IV intermittent bolus. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (Round to whole number)

125 ml/hr

A nurse is caring for a client who is has a pulmonary embolism and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1.5 kg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 245 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to whole number)

167 mg

A nurse is caring for a 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? (Round to whole number)

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? (round to nearest 10th/whole number)

24 ml/hr

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? (Round to whole number)

31 gtt/min

A nurse is preparing to admninister Ringer's lactate 500 ml IV bolus to infuse over 3 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 to whole number)

56 gtt/min

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin IVPB over 20 min. Available is cefazolin 1 g in 100 ml of dextrose 5% in water D5W. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/ml. The nurse should set the IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min. (round to whole number)

75 gtt/min