Order: Digoxin 0.25 mg

On hand: 250 mcg tablets

How many tablets will the nurse give?

For a client with a new prescription for the cholesterol medication gemfibrozil, the nurse instructs the client to immediately report what symptoms?

A nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client who reports taking 1 oz of magnesium hydroxide daily as a laxative. The nurse should identify that this dose equates to how many mL?
(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 amoxicillin 750 mg PO. Available is amoxicillin liquid suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL 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 preparing to administer belimumab 10 mg/kg via intermittent IV bolus to a client who weighs 136 lb. Available is belimumab 80 mg/mL. How many mL 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 preparing to administer darbepoetin 0.45 mcg/kg subcutaneous once weekly to a client who weighs 198 lb. The amount available is Darbepoetin 300 mcg/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.)

Which response by the patient would indicate to the nurse that the client understood the education for their new hydrochlorothiazide prescription?

A nurse is preparing to administer pentamidine 4 mg/kg IM to a client who weighs 154 lb. Available is pentamidine 100 mg/mL for injection. 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.)

The nurse is preparing medications for a client with a history of hypertension who is post-op day 3 following hip replacement.

Meds: Atenolol 25 mg PO, Captopril 10 mg PO, Glipizide 5 mg PO, and Warfarin 4 mg PO.

Vital signs: blood pressure 138/90, heart rate 82, respiratory rate 18, temperature 99.7, O2 saturation 96% on room air.

Today’s labs: sodium- 143 meq/L, potassium 4.8 mmol/L, Hemoglobin 11.1 gm/dL, white blood count 10.8, blood glucose 130, INR 2.2

What education would be a priority for this client?

Order: 200 mL normal saline bolus IV over 15 minutes

On hand: 500 mL normal saline bags

What rate will the nurse set the pump to deliver the fluid?

A nurse is preparing to administer epoetin 7,000 units subcutaneous for management of anemia related to chronic kidney disease. Available is 10,000 units/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.)