Week 14, ATI for practice
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equally divided doses every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 ml suspension. How many ml should the nurse administer.
5.6 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is amoxicillin 250 mg/5 ml. How many ml should the nurse administer?
10 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer imipramine 200 mg PO daily divided equally every 12 hr. The amount available is imipramine 25 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose.
4 tablets
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 ml suspension. How many ml should the nurse administer?
5.6 ml
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1 mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 185 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose?
84.1 mg
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a prescription for digoxin 125 mcg PO daily. Available is digoxin PO 0.25 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?
0.5 tablets
A client is to receive enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneously. Available is enoxaparin 40 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer?
0.8 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 8 mcg/kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hr for a preschooler who weighs 33 lb. Available is digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose?
1.2 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer fosamprenaviir 1400 mg PO bid. Available is fosamprenavir 700 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
2 tablets
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 100 mg PO every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 20 kg. The recommended dosage range is 20 to 25 mg/kg/day. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?
The nurse determines the prescription is insufficient to achieve the desired effect. The dose is below the recommended range: 20 kg x 20 mg = 400 mg/kg/day; 20 kg x 25 mg = 500 mg/kg/day. Based on the toddler's weight, it would be safe for the client to receive 400 to 500 mg/day of amoxicillin. The toddler is receiving a total of 300 mg/day (100 mg x 3 doses daily). The nurse should notify the provider as the prescribed dose is below the recommended dosage range.