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 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 patient taking somatropin growth hormone needs to be educated on signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia. What will the nurse include in this teaching? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A patient is being treated for heart failure. Labs: Sodium 146 meq/L, Potassium 4.2 mmol/L, Hemoglobin 10.5 gm/dL, White Blood Cells 12.2, digoxin level 0.8 ng/mL

VS: BP 118/66, apical heart rate 68, O2 96% on 2L nasal cannula, temperature 98.4°F

What will the nurse do with the digoxin order?

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

A nurse is reviewing medications prescribed for a client. For which of the following prescriptions should the nurse contact the provider for clarification?

A nurse is preparing to administer 12 L of lactated Ringer’s IV to infuse over 24 hr. Half of the fluid is to be administered in the first 8 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr during the first 8 hr?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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?

The nurse is giving the vasodilator medication hydralazine IV push to a client with a systolic blood pressure of 210. What nursing education would be most important to include for this client?

A nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone 150 mg via IV bolus. Available is hydrocortisone 50 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 tobramycin 3 mg/kg/day IM in three divided doses to a client who weighs 85 kg. The amount available is Tobramycin 40 mg/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.)