The nurse is initiating a prescription for Dextrose 2.5% in 0.45% Sodium Chloride (D2.5W, 0.45% NS) at 45 mL/hour for a child with dehydration. The nurse attaches a volume-control administration set with a microdrip chamber to the bag of solution. How many microdrops/minute should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A pediatric client with cerebral palsy receives a prescription for a 75% enteral nutrition formula of 320 mL to infuse at 80 mL/hour via an enteral feeding pump. The formula is available full strength in a 240 mL can. To prepare the solution, the nurse should use how many mL of the enteral nutrition formula?
(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The nurse is caring for a client with an oral temperature of 100.6 F. What temperature in Celsius should the nurse document in the medical record? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The healthcare provider prescribes an IV bolus of diltiazem 0.25 mg/kg for a client with atrial fibrillation. The client weighs 178 pounds. How many mg should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A patient receives a prescription for warfarin 2 mg IM daily. The pharmacy delivers a vial labeled, warfarin 5 mg/single-use vial. The instructions read, reconstitute with 2.7 mL of sterile water for injection to yield 2 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Enter the numerical value only.)

A client with human immunodeficiency virus (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 lbs. 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.)

A patient with a renal calculi receives a prescription for an intravenous infusion of 0.9% Sodium chloride Injection, USP 1,000 mL to be infused over 2.5 hours. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The healthcare provider prescribed 2 liters of 5% Dextrose in water (D5W) to infuse in 24 hours. The IV administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A patient who weighs 154 pounds receives a prescription for epoetin alfa 50 units/kg subcutaneously 3 times a week. The medication is available in 2000 units/mL vial. How many mL should the nurse administer with each dose?
(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A patient is receiving a 200 mL bolus of 0.9% normal saline (NS) to be infused over 20 minutes. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
(Enter numeric value only.)

During a home visit, the nurse learns that a client is taking calcium polycarbophil, an over the counter laxative. A single tablet contains 625 mg and the daily maximum dosage is 5 grams in divided doses. How many tablets could the client safely take in one day?
(Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)