A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 0.05 units/kg/hr to a newborn who weighs 4.7 lb. Available is regular insulin 10 units in 0.9% sodium chloride.

How many mL/hr should the nurse set the IV pump to deliver? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Use a leading zero if it applies.)

A nurse is preparing to administer amiodarone 0.5 mg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who is postpartum and has atrial fibrillation.

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 reviewing a new prescription with a client for metformin 750 mg PO daily with the evening meal. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the prescription?

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.

How many mg should the client self-administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer propylthiouracil 300 mg/day PO in three equal doses to a client who is at 8 weeks of gestation.

How many mg 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 preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL IV to infuse over 4 hours to a pregnant client who has a blood glucose level of zero.

How many mL/hr should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

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 min or less. How should the nurse interpret this prescription?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who weighs 3,500 g. The nurse should record the newborn’s weight as how many kg? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is monitoring a client who is in preterm labor and has a prescription for terbutaline 250 mcg subcutaneously every 20 min.

Available is terbutaline 1 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 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 5 hr to a client following a cesarean birth.

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 caring for a newborn who weighs 6 lb. The nurse should record the newborn’s weight as how many grams? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero.) .