A child has been prescribed to begin treatment with somatropin for growth deficiency. His mom asks how long he will need to take this medication.

What is the nurse’s best response?

A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 500 mg IM every 6 hr. Available is ampicillin 500 mg vial. The package insert instructs adding 1.8 mL of sterile water to yield ampicillin 250 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A patient is admitted for acute renal failure and the nurse is monitoring their response to medications. Which pharmacokinetic principle does the nurse understand will most likely be affected in this patient?

A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 40 mEq in dextrose 5% in 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr. The tubing has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL.

The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer epoetin 7,000 units subcutaneous for management of anemia related to chronic kidney disease. Available is 10,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer belimumab 10 mg/kg via intermittent IV bolus to a client who weighs 136 lb. Available is belimumab 80 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer megestrol 200 mg PO to a client. Available is megestrol oral suspension 40 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

The nurse is preparing medications for a client with a history of hypertension who is post-op day 3 following hip replacement.

Meds: Atenolol 25 mg PO, Captopril 10 mg PO, Glipizide 5 mg PO, and Warfarin 4 mg PO.

Vital signs: blood pressure 138/90, heart rate 82, respiratory rate 18, temperature 99.7, O2 saturation 96% on room air.

Today’s labs: sodium- 143 meq/L, potassium 4.8 mmol/L, Hemoglobin 11.1 gm/dL, white blood count 10.8, blood glucose 130, INR 2.2

What education would be a priority for this client?

The nurse is giving the vasodilator medication hydralazine IV push to a client with a systolic blood pressure of 210. What nursing education would be most important to include for this client?

Which of the following would the nurse recognize as ACE inhibitors? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A nurse is preparing to administer methylprednisolone sodium succinate 30 mg/kg via intermittent IV bolus to a client who weighs 169 lb. Available is methylprednisolone sodium succinate 125 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)