A nurse is preparing to administer methadone 2.5 mg PO every 8 hr to a client who is postpartum.

Available is methadone oral solution 10 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (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 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 5 hr to a client following a cesarean birth.

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 ketorolac 15 mg IM every 6 hr PRN for pain to a client who is postoperative following a cesarean birth.

How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.). 

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 5,000 units subcutaneously every 12 hours to a client who is pregnant and has atrial fibrillation.

How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.) .

A nurse is caring for a newborn who weighs 3,500 g. The nurse should record the newborn’s weight as how many kg? (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 morphine 5 mg IM to a client who is postpartum.

Available is morphine injection 10 mg/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 metoclopramide 10 mg IM to a client who reports nausea.

Available is metoclopramide solution for injection 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies.)

A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min via continuous IV infusion to a newborn who weighs 4.4 kg and has septic shock.

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 admitting a client to the postpartum unit and is reviewing the client’s prescribed medications. The nurse should clarify which of the following prescriptions with the provider?

A nurse is monitoring a client who is in preterm labor and has a prescription for terbutaline 250 mcg subcutaneously every 20 min.

Available is terbutaline 1 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer pyridoxine 1.2 mg PO to a client.

How many mcg 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.) .