Order: Metoprolol 3.5 mg IV push

On hand: 1 mg/mL vials

How many milliliters will the nurse draw up to administer this dose?

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 reviewing medications prescribed for a client. For which of the following prescriptions should the nurse contact the provider for clarification?

A nurse is preparing to administer tobramycin 3 mg/kg/day IM in three divided doses to a client who weighs 85 kg. The amount available is Tobramycin 40 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.)

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 cefazolin 1 g intermittent IV bolus in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL over 30 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual 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.)

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, Atorvastatin 40 mg PO, and Warfarin 4 mg PO.

Vital signs: blood pressure 138/90, heart rate 52, respiratory rate 18, temperature 99.7, O2 saturation 96% on room air.

Today’s labs: sodium- 143 meq/L, potassium 4.6 mmol/L, Hemoglobin 11.1 gm/dL, white blood count 10.8, INR 2.2

Which medication will the nurse hold?

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 client has been prescribed nifedipine for angina. What is the priority assessment for the nurse to make prior to giving this medication?

A diabetic client has an order for a CT of the abdomen with contrast. The nurse should assess the client's medications for which drug prior to sending the client to radiology?

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg via intermittent IV bolus every 8 hr. Available is cefazolin 500 mg vial. The package insert instructs to add 2 mL of sterile water to yield a concentration of 225 mg/mL and then add to 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride.

How many mL of cefazolin should the nurse add to the 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride?
(Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)