A nurse is preparing to administer dobutamine 12 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a preterm newborn who weighs 2 kg. Available is dobutamine 250 mg in 500 mL dextrose 5% in water. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?
(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 oxycodone 10 mg PO every 6 hr PRN for severe pain to a client who is postpartum following a cesarean birth. Available in oxycodone 5 mg tablets. How many tablets 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 heparin 1,000 units/hr via continuous IVinfusion to a client. Available is heparin 25,000 units in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?
(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 2.5 L of lactated Ringer's to a client. 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 digoxin 0.25 mg PO to a client who has heart failure and is at 35 weeks of gestation. Available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets 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 nitroprusside 2 mcg/kg/min via continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs 75 kg. Available is nitroprusside 50 mg in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and has a prescription for oxytocin 10 units IM one time only for the saturation of a perineal pad in 15 min or less. How should the nurse interpret this prescription?

A nurse is preparing to administer procaine penicillin G 800,000 units IM. Available is procaine penicillin G Injection 600,000 units/mL. How many mi 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 phytonadione 0.5 mg IM to a newborn.Available is phytonadione injection 1 mg/0.5 mL. How many mL should the nurse plan to administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is reviewing a prescription to initiate an infusion of terbutaline at 2.5 mcg/min to a client PRN more than four uterine contractions in 1 hr and to increase the infusion by 5 mcg/min every 10 min until contractions stop, not to exceed a rate of 30 mcg/min. How should the nurse interpret this prescription?

A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr to an antepartum client who has a urinary tract infection. Available is cephalexin 250 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nursing staff administer in a 24-hour period? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)