Question: The patient has an order for cephalexin (Keflex) 425 mg orally. The medication available is cephalexin 250 mg/5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse administer?
Question: The patient has an order for potassium chloride (K Dur) 50 mEq orally. The medication available is potassium chloride 20 mEq/scored tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
Question: The patient has an order for meperidine HCl (Demerol) 100 mg IM. The medication available is meperidine HCl 75 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?
Question: The patient has an order for furoseminde (Lasix) 50 mg IVP. The medication available is furosemide 10 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?
Question: The client has an order for lidocaine to infuse at 3 mg/min IV. The fluid available is lidocaine 1 g/250 mL dextrose 5%. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The healthcare provider ordered 500 mL Lactated Ringers (LR) to infuse over 5 hours. The available tubing delivers 60 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The patient has an order for oxytocin (Pitocin) to infuse at 15 mu/minute. Available is oxytocin 10 units/1000 mL 0.9% NaCl. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The healthcare provider ordered 1000 mL D5W to infuse over 16 Top hours. The available tubing delivers 60 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The client has an order for Lactated Ringers (LR) 500 mL to infuse over 10 hours. The available tubing delivers 15 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The healthcare provider ordered Lactated Ringers (LR) 20 mL/kg over 8 hours. The client weighs 60 lb. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The healthcare provider ordered dopamine 4 mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 123 lb. The pharmacy delivered dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL ½ NS. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The patient has an order for lorazepam (Ativan) 0.4 mg/hr IV. The medication is available lorazepam 5 mg/100 mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The healthcare provider ordered cyanocobalamin (Vit B12) 5 mcg/kg IV. The medication available is cyanocobalamin 1 mg/mL. The client weighs 198 lb. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?
Question: The healthcare provider ordered cefotaxime 15 mg/kg via IV infusion TID. The client weighs 95 lb. How much cefotaxime will the client receive per dose?
Question: The healthcare provider ordered filgrastim (Neupogen) 5 mcg/kg/day. The medication available is filgrastim 300 mcg/1 mL. The client weighs 200 lb. How many mL will the nurse administer?
Question: The client has an order for dobutamine (Dobutrex) 2.5 mcg/kg/min. The medication available is dobutamine 250 mg/500 mL in 0.9% NS. The client weighs 175 lb. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
Question: The healthcare provider ordered enoxaparin (Lovenox) 1 mg/kg. The client weighs 175 lb. The pharmacy delivers enoxaparin 40 mg/0.4 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?
Question: The patient has an order for amikacin 5 mg/kg/day IV in three divided doses. The patient weighs 131 lb. How much medication is administered per day?
Question: The client has an order for clindamycin 75 mg every 6 hours. The client weighs 80 lb. Clindamycin can be safely administered up to 25 mg/kg/day. What is the maximum dosage of medication in mg that this client can receive per day?
Question: The client has an order for tobramycin 150 mg IV every 8 hours. The client weighs 138 lb. The minimum therapeutic dose for tobramycin is 3 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses. What is the minimum therapeutic dosage of medication in mg this client can receive per day?
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