Week 1 medmath

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 tablets

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 to administer heparin 15,000 units subcutaneously every 12 hr. The amount available is heparin injection 20,000 units/mL. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Do not use a trailing zero.)

0.8 ml

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 750 mL IV to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

125 ml/hr

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

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 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 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 haloperidol 2 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is haloperidol 1 mg/tablet. how many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

2 tabs

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 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 sucralfate 1 g PO twice daily to a client. Available is sucralfate 1,000 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

1 tablet

A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 650 mg PO every 6 hr PRN for pain. The amount available is acetaminophen liquid 500 mg/5 mL. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

6.5 ml

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 80 mg PO daily. The amount available is furosemide oral solution 10 mg/1 mL. how many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.

8 ml

a nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethyl succinate 800 mg every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethysuccinate suspension 400 mg/5ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose?

0.1 ml

A nurse is preparing to administer medication's to a four month old infant which of the following pharmacokinetic principal should the nurse consider when administering medication to this client

- Infants have immature liver functions until one year of age - Infants BBB is poorly developed - Infants have an increased ability to absorb topical medication's

A nurse in a clinic is caring for a group of clients the nurse should contact the provider about a potential contradiction to medication for which of the following clients

- client with chronic liver disease taking hydrocodone and acetaminophen - Client who takes prednisone and has possible fungal infection - Client with a prosthetic heart valve takes warfarin and report suspected pregnancy

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

2.5 ml

A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 200 mg by intermittent IV bolus. The amount available is clindamycin injection 200 mg in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) to infuse over 30 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

200 ml/hr

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 vancomycin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus. Available is vancomycin 1 g in 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to infuse over 45 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should adjust the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

22

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 amoxicillin 20 mg/kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hr to a preschooler who weighs 44 lb. The amount available is amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5 mL. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

4 ml

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?

500mcg

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 in a providers office is reviewing the medical record of a client who is pregnant and at the first prenatal visit which of the following immunizations can the nurse administer safely to this client

Inactive influenza vaccine

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking oral oxycodone the client is also taking ibuprofen and three recommended dose daily. the nurse should identify that an interaction between these two medications will cause which of the following findings

An increase in the expected therapeutic effect of both medications

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

A nurse on the medical surgeon administers a hypnotic medication to an older adult client at 21:00 the next morning the client is drowsy and wants to sleep instead of eating breakfast which of the following factors to the nurse identify as a possible reason of the clients drowsiness

Reduced hepatic function

A nurse assessing the IV catheter insertion site for a client receiving a non vesicant solution and notes swelling at the site with decreased skin temperature which of the following actions should the nurse take

Stop the infusion Elevate clients arm Apply warm compresses to the insertion site

A nurse is caring for a client experiencing IV extravasation. The facility requires the administration of an antidote for the prescribed IV solution. After stopping the IV solution, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Withdraw the solution from the IV access

A nurse is preparing to administer an IM dose of penicillin to a client who has a new prescription the client states when they took penicillin three years ago they developed a rash which of the following actions should the nurse take

Withhold medication

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 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?

0.89ml

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.125 mg PO at 9:00 a.m. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

0900

A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 25 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is diphenhydramine syrup 12.5mg/5mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose?

2 tsp

A nurse is reviewing the clients health record and notes that the client experience permanent extrapyramidal effects caused by a previous medication the nurse should recognize that the medication affected which of the following systems in the client

Central nervous

A nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client who has a new prescription for antihypertensive medication which of the following statements are the nurse give

Change position slowly when you move from sitting to standing

A nurse is preparing to initiate IV therapy for an older adult client which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take

Distend the veins by using a blood pressure cuff