A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) about documenting in a client's chart. Which of the following should the nurse instruct the AP to use when documenting a client's weight in metric units?

A nurse is preparing to administer hepatitis B vaccine 5 mcg IM to a newborn. Available is hepatitis B vaccine injection 5 mcg/0.5 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 chlorpromazine 0.55 mg/kg IM every 6 hr to a child who weighs 44 lb. Available is chlorpromazine 25 mg/mL injection. 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 implement a new prescription that reads, "fluocinolone cream, apply topically to axillary rash twice a day." The nurse should ask the provider to add which of the following to the medication prescription?

A nurse is preparing to administer diclofenac sodium 200 mg PO daily in equally divided doses every 6 hr. 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 isoniazid 187 mg IM. Available is isoniazid injection 100 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 newly hired nurse about documentation in the medical record. Which of the following abbreviations should the newly hired nurse identify as a metric unit of weight?

A nurse is converting a medication dose from g to mcg. The amount available is 5 g. The nurse should recognize that this amount is equal to how many mcg? (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 reconstitute amoxicillin powder. According to the medication label, the nurse should identify that 5 mL contains how many mg of amoxicillin following reconstitution? (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 ceftriaxone 75 mg/kg/day IM in two divided doses to a child who weighs 37 lb. The amount available after reconstitution is ceftriaxone 350 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 reviewing a client's new prescription for nitroglycerin 0.4 mg SL every 3 to 5 min PRN for chest pain. The nurse should instruct the client to do which of the following?