Medication Administration ATI

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 250 mcg PO daily. Available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

2 tablets

A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 25 mg PO every 12 hr. Available is diphenhydramine syrup 12.5 mg/5 mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

2 tsp/dose

A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 0.25 g PO every 6 hr. Available is cephalexin 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

0.5 tablet/dose

A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.547 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many mL?

0.55 mL

A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many mL?

0.89 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin (Humulin R) 15 units and isophane insulin (Humulin N) 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 a.m. Which of the following is the appropriate time for the nurse to administer the medication?

0630

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.125 mg PO at 9:00 a.m. Which of the following is the appropriate time for the nurse to administer the medication?

0900

A nurse is preparing to administer codeine oral solution 30 mg PO to a client. The amount available is codeine 10mg/5mL. How many Tbsp should the nurse administer?

1 Tbsp

A nurse is preparing to administer sucrafate 1 g PO twice daily to a client. Alavilable is sucrafate 1,000 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

1 tab

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?

180

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? 180 mL A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 1.42 mL. Rounding this amount to he nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many mL?

1.4 mL

A nurse is preparing the administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is cephalexin suspension 250mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

10 mL

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?

10 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of orange juice. How many mL of orange juice should the nurse administer?

15 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for pain. The client last received the medication at 1 p.m. The earliest the nurse should administer the next dose is at which of the following times?

1700

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to infuse over 12 hr. The nurse should administer how many L?

2.5 L

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 2 L to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should administer how many mL?

2000 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO to a client. Available is levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

3 tablets

A nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a client. The amount available is acetaminophen syrup 160mg/5mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose?

4 tsp

A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine hydrochloride 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. How many mcg should the nurse administer?

500 mcg

A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 5 mg IM at 1715. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

5:15 P.M.

A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many mL?

6.3 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer glipizide 5 mg PO AC. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

Before meals

A nurse should use which of the following units when measuring weight?

Gram

A nurse is teaching a class about error - prone abbreviations in medication prescriptions. The nurse should include that which of the following prescriptions has acceptable abbreviations?

Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea