Prescribed is 600 mg of acyclovir by mouth every 4 hours. On hand are tablets labeled acyclovir 200 mg. The nurse should administer ___________ tablets
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3 tablets x 6= 18 tablets per day
Prescribed is pemoline 37.5 by mouth every morning. The pharmacy sends the nurse tablets labeled 18.75 mg of pemoline per tablet. The nurse should administer __________tablets per dose.
2 tablets
Prescribed is 0.15 mg of levothyroxine sodium to be administered by mouth every morning. The pharmacy sends levothyroxine sodium 150 mcg tablets. The nurse should administer _______________ tablets per dose.
1 tablet
Prescribed is digoxin 0.25 mg by mouth each day. The pharmacy sends digoxin elixir 50 mcg/mL. The nurse should administer _____________ mL per dose.
5mL
Prescribed is cefaclor 750 mg by mouth each day for 10 days. The pharmacy fills the prescription with cefaclor 187 mg/5 mL suspension. The mother should be instructed to administer _______________ mL per dose.
20.1 mL/dose
Prescribed is cyanocobalamin 0.3 mg intramuscularly. The pharmacy sends cyanocobalamin 100 mcg/0.5 mL. The client should receive ____________mL.
1.5 mL
Prescribed is amphotericin B 15 mg IV. A vial containing 50 mg of amphotericin B powder has instructions to reconstitute with 10 mL of diluent. How many milliliters would contain the prescribed amount? _________________ mL.
3mL
Prescribed is 250 mL of Vancomycin 500 mg to infuse over 90 minutes. The hourly rate is: ______________________.
166.7mL/hr
Prescribed is 1 L of D5NS to infuse over 4 hours. The hourly rate is: ______________.
250mL/hr
Prescribed is 70 mL of D5W to infuse over 2 hours. The drip factor is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse would infuse: ________________________ gtt/min.
12gtt/min
Prescribed is 300 mL of Lactated Ringer's to infuse over 3 hours. The drip factor is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse would infuse: _______________________ gtt/min.
17gtts/min
Prescribed is 100 mL of NS to infuse over 15 minutes. The drip factor is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse would infuse: _________________gtt/min.
100gtt/min
A patient with diabetes has an order for regular insulin IV at 9 U/hr. The concentration is insulin 500 U in 500 mL of 0.9% NS. How many mL/hr should the IV pump be programmed for? Answer: ________________________.
9 mL/hr
An IV with 10,000 U of heparin in 500 mL is infusing at 20 gtt/min using a 20 gtt/mL infusion set. Calculate the u/hr. Answer: _____________________.
1200 U/hr
Prescribed is digoxin for an infant weighing 9 lb. the safe dosage range for this drug is 35-60 mcg/kg/dose. What is the safe dose range for this infant? _________________
safe dose range for this infant will be:
143.2mcg - 245.5mcg
Prescribed is cefpodoxime proxetil for a child weighing 28 kg. The safe dose of this drug is 5 mg/kg every 12 hours. What is the safe dose range for this infant? _______________.
140mg/12hrs [Show Less]