A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin extended release 300 mg PO daily.

Available is phenytoin 100 mg capsules.

How many capsules 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.). capsule(s).

A nurse is preparing to administer calcitonin 8 units/kg IM to a client who weighs 130 lb. Available is calcitonin 200 units/mL for injection. 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 heparin 17,500 units subcutaneous every 12 hr. Available is heparin injection 20,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(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 dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's 2 L IV to infuse over 12 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 20 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.). gtt/min.

A nurse is preparing to administer morphine oral solution 30 mg PO for breakthrough pain to a client who has cancer.

Available is morphine oral solution 20 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 furosemide 0.1 mg/kg via IV bolus to a client who weighs 183 lb. Available is furosemide 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 phenobarbital 2 mg/kg/day IV divided in 2 equal doses to a client who weighs 165 lb. Available is phenobarbital 65 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.)

A nurse is preparing to administer naloxone 10 mcg/kg IM to a client who weighs 165 lb. Available is naloxone 0.4 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 teaching a client who has a new prescription for sucralfate 1 g PO BID.

Available is sucralfate 1 g/10 mL. How many tsp should the nurse instruct the client to 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.). tsp.

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 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.). mL. .