A client receives a prescription for levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) 0.05 mg by mouth once daily. The medication is available in scored tablets labeled 0.1 mg. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client is receiving Dextrose 5% in Water (DW) 1,000 ml at 75 ml/hour. The nurse hangs the bag of IV fluids at 0300. At what time, based on the 24-hour clock, should the infusion be completed?

By The nurse is preparing a tube feeding of Ensure 280 ml (50% solution). Full strength Ensure is available in a 240 ml can. The nurse should use how many ml of Ensure to prepare the feeding? (Enter numeric value for only. If rounding is required, round to nearest whole number.)

A client with hypernatremia is to receive an IV infusion of 1000 ml 5% dextrose in water to be infused over 6 hours. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

An adult client with myasthenia gravis is receiving pyridostigmine (Mestinon) 126 mg PO every 4 hours. The drug is available as 60 mg in 5 ml syrup. How many ml should the nurse administer? (If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The health-care provider prescribes phytonadione (AquaMEPHYTON) 250 mcg IM to be administered to an infant within 1 hour of admission to the nursery. A 0.5 ml ampule labeled 2 mg in 1 ml is available. The nurse should administer how many ml? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.)

The health-care provider prescribes furosemide 15 mg IM STAT. The available ampoule is labeled, furosemide 10 mg/ml. How many milliliters should the nurse administer? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The health-care provider prescribes levothyroxine 600 mcg PO daily. The available dose pack is labeled, levothyroxine 0.3 mg. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter a whole number only.)

A client with type 2 diabetes is receiving metformin (Glucophage) 1 gram PO twice daily. The medication is available in 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.)

The health-care provider prescribes the diuretic metolazone (Zaroxolyn) 7.5 mg PO. Zaroxolyn is available in 5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse plan to administer?

The health-care provider prescribes the adjustment of the IV hourly rate based on the nasogastric tube (NGT) output every 4 hour for a client who had abdominal surgery yesterday. From 1200 to 1600, the NGT output was 240 ml, and the IV of Dextrose 5% in 0.45% Sodium chloride (D, 1/2 NS) was infused at a rate of 100 ml/hour. At 1600 the nurse should regulate the IV to deliver how many ml/hour to replace this fluid loss? (Enter numeric value only, using a whole number.)