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.)

A nurse is preparing to administer hydrochlorothiazide 150 mg PO daily in 3 equally divided doses. Available is hydrochlorothiazide oral solution 50 mg/5 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 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 phenytoin 200 mg via a gastrostomy tube. Available is phenytoin oral suspension 125 mg/5 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 exenatide 10 mcg subcutaneous. Available is exenatide 250 mcg/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 cefazolin 1 g intermittent IV bolus in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL over 30 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual 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.)

What will the nurse educate the client being prescribed statin medications about with regards to lifestyle modifications? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

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?

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 rifampin 20 mg/kg/day PO in two divided doses to a client who weighs 132 lb and has tuberculosis. The amount available is rifampin 150 mg capsules. How many capsules 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.)

Which response by the patient would indicate to the nurse that the client understood the education for their new hydrochlorothiazide prescription?