Order: Digoxin 0.25 mg

On hand: 250 mcg tablets

How many tablets will the nurse give?

A patient taking somatropin growth hormone needs to be educated on signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia. What will the nurse include in this teaching? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 7.5 mg subcutaneous. Available is morphine injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer megestrol 200 mg PO to a client. Available is megestrol oral suspension 40 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 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 client has been hospitalized for multiple sclerosis exacerbation and is being given high dose IV glucocorticoid steroid medications. The prescriber places new orders for weight based sliding scale insulin. The patient asks why they need insulin. Are they now diabetic? What is the nurse's best response?

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 200 mg via a gastrostomy tube. Available is phenytoin oral suspension 125 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 potassium chloride 40 mEq in dextrose 5% in 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr. The tubing has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL.

The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min?
(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 hydrochlorothiazide 150 mg PO daily in 3 equally divided doses. Available is hydrochlorothiazide oral solution 50 mg/5 mL. How many mL 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.)

Which of the following is most important for the nurse to include with calcium channel blockers?

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.)