The birth weight of a premature infant is 900 gram. The nurse accurately recorded ______kg as the birth weight in the medical record.

The nurse is reviewing the following equivalent measurements. Which of the following is a household to metric measurement?

Household Measurements

3 tsp = 1 tbsp

6 tsp = 2 tbsp

2 tbsp = 1 oz

1 tbsp = 15 mL

The medication order is to give 0.5 mg of a drug sublingually. The nurse demonstrates proper administration of the drug when the drug is:

The following medication order is in the patient's medication administration record (MAR):

In reviewing the units of measurement in the following charts, the nurse indicates an understanding of the metric system when the nurse states that chart ______ is correct.

The order is for the patient to take 100 mg PO daily. The nurse reads the following label and correctly informs the patient:

Azithromycin

for Oral Suspension, USP

100 mg per 5 mL

300 mg (15 mL when mixed)

FOR ORAL USE ONLY

MIXING DIRECTIONS:

Shake to loosen powder. Add 9 mL of water to the bottle.

After mixing, use within 10 days.

SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING.

Discard after full dosing is completed.

The following medication orders are found in the patient's MAR:

Metformin HCI 500 mg PO daily at 0900.

Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg PO every 12 hr at 0900 and 2100.

Digoxin .25 mg PO daily at 0900.

In reading the medication orders for the 0700-1500 shift, the nurse determines that the priority intervention is to:

The instructions on the medication bottle state for the patient to take 10 mL of Vibramycin oral suspension twice a day. The nurse informs the patient that _____ is equivalent to 10 mL.

The nurse is preparing 0900 medications for Patients A, B, C, and D.

Patient A: Order: vemurafenib 0.96 g PO daily; Available: 240 mg tablets

Patient B: Order: colchicine 1.2 mg PO today; Available: 0.6 mg tablets

Patient C: Order: citalopram 20 mg PO daily; Available: 10 mg/5 mL

Patient D: Order: ceftazidime 1 g IV every 12 hr; Available: 1 g/50 mL

Which of the following orders will require the nurse to do a conversion before administering the ordered 0900 medication?

Which of the following best describes the "right documentation" of medication administration?

The patient weighs 95 kg. How many Ib does the patient weigh?