The healthcare provider prescribes acyclovir 800 mg by mouth (PO) every 6 hours for an adolescent with chicken pox. The medication is available in 400 mg tablets PO. How many tablets should the nurse administer to the client every 24 hours? (Enter the numeric value only)

The healthcare provider prescribes furosemide 120 mg intravenously (IV) for a client with fluid overload. Furosemide is available in a vial labeled 10 mg/mL, and the recommended rate for IV administration is 40 mg/minute. The nurse should administer the medication over what length of time in minutes? (Enter numeric value only.)

The nurse is preparing to administer methylprednisolone 40 mg IV. The medication vial is labeled, "125 mg per 2 mL." How many ml of medication should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.)

A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's IV to be infused over 8 hours. The IV administration set delivers 10 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A client receives a prescription for oxytocin 2 milliunits/min intravenously (IV) for labor augmentation. The IV bag contains oxytocin 20 units in lactated Ringer's 1 liter. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? (Enter numerical value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes cefazolin 800 mg IM every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin 1 gram," and the instructions for reconstitution state, "For IM use, add 2.5 mL sterile water for injection to provide a total volume of 3.0 mL How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A child with growth failure is receiving somatropin (rDNA origin) 1.25 mg subcutaneously (subQ) daily. The nurse reconstitutes the vial with 5 mL of bacteriostatic water for injection to yield a solution concentration of 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.)

The pharmacy delivers an IV infusion of sodium chloride 100 mL with regular insulin 50 units for a client in diabetic ketoacidosis. The prescription rate is 10 units/hour. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only.)

The nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin PO to a 12-year-old child with impetigo who weighs 88 pounds. The prescription is for 50 mg/kg/day. How many mg should the child receive per day? (Enter numeric value only.)

A client with HIV begins active labor at 38 weeks gestation and receives a prescription for zidovudine 2 mg/kg IV, to be administered over 1 hour. The client weighs 185 lb. Based on the client's weight, how many mg should the nurse prepare to administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The nurse is reconstituting a powdered medication that is labeled, "Add 2.5 mL of normal saline to make 1 gram per mL." The dient's prescription is for 500 mg of the medication. How many mL should the nurse administer to this client? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)