Medication Administration ATI

a nurse is preparing to administer dextrse 5% in water 2L to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should administer how many ml?

2000 mL

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

6.3 mL

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 a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. rounding to nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many mL?

0.89

a nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.125 mg po at 9:00 am. at which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

0900

a nurse is preparing to administer sucralfate 1 g po twice daily to a client. available is sucrafate 1,000 mg tablets. how many tablets should the nurse administer?

1 tablet

Administer codeine oral solution 30 mg po to a client. The amount available is codeine 10 mg/5ml. How many Tbsp should the nurse administer?

1 tbsp

administer codeine 30 mg po every 4 hr prn for pain. client last recieved at 1 pm. the earliest the nurse should administer the next dose is when?

1700

a nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 meq PO in 6oz 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 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 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 1.42 mL. round to nearest tenth

1.4

a nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg po every 6 hr. available is cephalexin suspension 250mg/5ml. how many ml should the nurse administer

10 mL

a nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethysuccsinnate 800 mg po every 12 hr. available is erythomycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400 mg/5mL. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

10 mL

a nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 25 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is diphenhydramine syrup 12.5 mg/ml. How many tsp should the nurse administer

2 tsp

a nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2500 ml to infuse over 12 hr. the nurse should administer how many L?

2.5

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 should use which of the following units when measuring weight? A: Gram B: Liter C: Meter D: Milliliter

A: Gram

a nurse is teaching a class about error prone abbreviations in medication prescriptions. the nurse should indicate that which of the following prescriptions has acceptable abbreviations? A: Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea B: Desipramine 100 mg PO QD C: Enoxaparin 30 mg sub q 2 hr before surgery D: MSO4 10 mg IM Q3H PRN pain

A: Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea The nurse should include in the teaching that this prescription uses acceptable abbreviations and includes a medication, dose, route, and time.

a nurse is preparing to administer glipizide 5mg po ac. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

before meals

a nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 15 units and isophane insulin 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 am. at which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

0630

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 haloperidol at 5 mg im at 1715. at which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

5:15 PM

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