Coumadin 75 mg is ordered for a patient with deep vein thrombosis. Coumadin 25 mg oral tablets are available in the electronic medication administration record.
How many tablets should the nurse administer to the patient?

At 9:00 a.m. a nurse starts an intravenous (IV) infusion for a client at the rate of 120 mL/hr. If the volume of the fluid is 0.75 L, when will this infusion be completed?

A physician gives the following order: "Infuse 0.9% sodium chloride solution, 2.5 L over 15 hours." What is the mL/hr flow rate for continuous infusion?

Which abbreviation meets the criteria for use by the Joint Commission?

A patient with deep vein thrombosis has heparin ordered. Heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL D5W infuses at a rate of 12 mL/hr from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 10 mL/hr from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
What is the total amount of heparin, in units, that the patient received from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.?

Which unit of measurement is equal to one milligram (mg)?

Coumadin 75 mg is ordered for a patient with deep vein thrombosis. Coumadin 25 mg oral tablets are available in the electronic medication administration record.
How many tablets should the nurse administer to the patient?

A patient is to receive magnesium sulfate 2 grams per hour at 50 mL/hour rate of infusion.
How much magnesium sulfate must be added to 1000 mL normal saline to provide the ordered infusion?

Nitroglycerin 125 mg diluted in 500 mL D5W (dextrose 5% in water) is infusing at a rate of 42 mcg/minute for a patient with chest pain. What rate (in mL/hr) should the nurse program into the IV pump to deliver this dose?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A physician orders fosphenytoin 0.5 mg/kg IV once daily for a client. The client weighs 57 kg. What is the drug dosage that needs to be administered to the client?

A nurse administers 25 mg of a medication to a client from a vial that has 50 mg reconstituted single-dose medication. The client requires two intramuscular injections per day. What is the number of vials required for 5 days?