A client with peptic ulcer disease receives a prescription for dicyclomine 20 mg PO four times daily. The medication is available in 10 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer in a 24-hour period?
(Enter numeric value only.)
The Correct Answer is ["8"]
The total daily dose is 80 mg (20 mg x 4). Since the medication is available in 10 mg tablets, we can calculate the number of tablets required as follows:
80 mg / 10 mg per tablet = 8 tablets
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Correct Answer is ["0.75"]
Explanation
The healthcare provider prescribes interferon beta-1b 0.1875 mg every other day for a client with multiple sclerosis.
The nurse reconstitutes the single-use vial of powder labeled 0.3 mg with 1.2 mL of sterile water, so the concentration of interferon beta-1b in the solution is 0.25 mg/mL (0.3 mg / 1.2 mL).
Since the healthcare provider prescribes 0.1875 mg of interferon beta-1b, the nurse should administer 0.75 mL of medication (0.1875 mg / 0.25 mg/mL).

Correct Answer is ["9"]
Explanation
To calculate the drop rate in gtts/minute, we can use the following formula:
Drop rate (gtts/minute) = (Volume (mL) x Drop factor) / Time (minutes)
Volume to be infused: 55 mL/hour
Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL
Time: 60 minutes/hour
(55 mL x 10 gtt/mL) / 60 minutes = 9.17 gtts/minute
We can round this value to the nearest whole number to get 9gtts/min
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