A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 7.5 mg subcutaneous. Available is morphine injection 10 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 heparin 7,500 units subcutaneous. Available is heparin 10,000 units/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 epoetin 7,000 units subcutaneous for management of anemia related to chronic kidney disease. Available is 10,000 units/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 megestrol 200 mg PO to a client. Available is megestrol oral suspension 40 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.)

For a client with a new prescription for the cholesterol medication gemfibrozil, the nurse instructs the client to immediately report what symptoms?

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 750 mg PO. Available is amoxicillin liquid suspension 250 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 cefazolin 250 mg via intermittent IV bolus every 8 hr. Available is cefazolin 500 mg vial. The package insert instructs to add 2 mL of sterile water to yield a concentration of 225 mg/mL and then add to 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. How many mL of cefazolin should the nurse add to the 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride? (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 7.5 mg subcutaneous. Available is morphine injection 10 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 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?

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, Atorvastatin 40 mg PO, and Warfarin 4 mg PO.

Vital signs: blood pressure 138/90, heart rate 52, respiratory rate 18, temperature 99.7, O2 saturation 96% on room air.

Today’s labs: sodium- 143 meq/L, potassium 4.6 mmol/L, Hemoglobin 11.1 gm/dL, white blood count 10.8, INR 2.2

Which medication will the nurse hold?

The nurse is unable to get an IV line started on a client who is lethargic and unable to follow commands with a blood glucose of 30. The nurse should make what recommendation when giving SBAR report to the prescriber?