A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of an infant who has a prescription for amoxicillin 100 mg PO every 8 hours. The available amoxicillin suspension is 200 mg/5 mL. The nurse should tell the parent to administer how many teaspoons 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 reinforcing teaching with a parent of an infant who has a prescription for amoxicillin 100 mg PO every 8 hours. The available amoxicillin suspension is 200 mg/5 mL. The nurse should tell the parent to administer how many teaspoons 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 gentamicin 36 mg IM to a school-age child. Available is gentamicin injection 40 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 reconstitute amoxicillin/clavulanate oral suspension for a client. According to the medication label, what will the total volume of medication in the container be following reconstitution? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of an infant who has a prescription for amoxicillin 100 mg PO every 8 hours. The available amoxicillin suspension is 200 mg/5 mL. The nurse should tell the parent to administer how many teaspoons 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 methylprednisolone acetate 60 mg IM weekly. Methylprednisolone acetate suspension for injection 80 mg/mL is available. 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 assisting an assistive personnel to document a client's weight in the medical record. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a metric unit?

A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 1.25 mg/kg IM to a child who weighs 68 lb. Available is diphenhydramine injection 50 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 gentamicin 1 mg/kg IM to a client who weighs 154 lb. Available is gentamicin solution 40 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 metronidazole 7.5 mg/kg PO to a client who weighs 146.7 lb. Available is metronidazole 500 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 talking with the parent of a child who has asthma and a new prescription for albuterol inhalation aerosol 8.5 g, inhale 1 to 2 puffs orally every 4 to 6 hr as needed for asthma. The nurse interprets this medication as which of the following types of prescription?