A nurse is preparing to administer oxycodone 10 mg PO every 6 hours PRN for severe pain to a client who is postpartum following a cesarean birth.

Available is 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 dextrose 5% in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr to a pregnant client who has a blood glucose level of 65 mg/dL. 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 enoxaparin 75 mg subcutaneous once daily to an antepartum client who has a clotting disorder.

Available is enoxaparin injection 100 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 nalbuphine 10 mg IV bolus to a client who is in labor.

Available is nalbuphine 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse plan to 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 glyburide 5 mg PO to a client who has gestational diabetes.

Available is glyburide 1.25 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 magnesium sulfate 1 g/hr via continuous IV infusion to a client.

Available is magnesium sulfate 40 g in 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 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 potassium chloride 30 mEq PO every 12 hours.

Available is potassium chloride 10 mEq sustained-release tablets.

How many tablets 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 nurse is reviewing a new prescription for propranolol 200 mg PO daily divided in equal doses every 12 hr for a client who has migraine headaches during the premenstrual period.

Available is propranolol solution 4 mg/mL. How many mL should the client self-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 nurse is reviewing instructions with a client who has a urinary tract infection and has a prescription to drink 2 L of fluid each day.

How many oz of fluid should the nurse tell the client to drink each day? (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 procaine penicillin G 1,200,000 units IM to a client who has a gonococcal infection.

Available is procaine penicillin G injection 600,000 units/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 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 minutes or less.
How should the nurse interpret this prescription?