A primary healthcare provider prescribes an enteral feeding formula to a client. A nurse finds that the formula's full strength concentration volume is 250 mL.

How much water should the nurse add to the formula to dilute it to half strength?

A client is receiving intravenous infusion of 1.5 L saline solution at a rate of 75 mL/hr.
How many hours will it take to finish the infusion at the current rate?

A physician orders the patient methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Solu- Medrol) 80 mg IV every 4 hours for lung inflammation. The single-dose vial yields 1 g/8 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

A nurse needs to infuse esmolol to a client weighing 65 kg. The dose on hand is 2,500 mg esmolol in 250 mL of fluid. The client requires a dose of 200 mcg/kg/min. Which rate should the nurse calculate to infuse this medication?

Round to the nearest whole number.

A vial contains 1.5 g of ceftriaxone. The final concentration after adding diluent should be 600 mg/3 mL. How much diluent should a nurse add to achieve this concentration?

A client diagnosed with tuberculosis is prescribed rifampin, 4 mg/kg. 8 hourly for 6 days. The client weighs 43 kg. How many 100 mg bottles of rifampin will be required for this client?

Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

A primary healthcare provider prescribes 0.02 mg/kg tid glycopyrolate to a child with chronic severe drooling. A nurse finds that the child weighs 44 lb. Upon seeing the drug label, the nurse finds that 5 mL of medication contains 1 mg of drug.

What should the nurse do to provide safe medication to the child?

A physician orders Tylenol 3 (codeine/APAP) 30 mg by mouth every 4-6 hours as needed for pain. The nurse has Tylenol 3 available as 30/300 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer to the patient?

A nurse will administer Nubain (nalbuphine) 0.3 mg/kg IV over 10 minutes. The Nubain is available in 10 mg/mL. The patient weighs 148 lb.
How many milliliters per minute of Nubain should the nurse administer?

A patient is ordered 5 mg of IV Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) to be administered over 2 minutes. The concentration is 1 mg/mL.
How many milligrams per minute should the patient receive?

A healthcare provider orders atropine sulfate 400 mcg IM as a preoperative medication. The medication is provided as 0.1 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?