The nurse reads the following drug label:

Cyanocobalamin

Injection, USP

1,000 mcg per mL

For IM or SUBQ Use Only

1 mL Multi-Dose Vial

Contains a preservative.

Protect from light.

The nurse demonstrates safe practice when the routes of administration are identified as:

The nurse is preparing to record the patient's weight (80 lb) in kilogram (kg). Which of the following equivalent measurements would the nurse use to convert pounds to kilograms?

The medication order is for 325 mg of an oral suspension twice daily. The nurse correctly indicates that _________grams is the equivalent measurement.

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

The patient has a medication bottle that says "Each tablet contains 750 mcg of medication." The pharmacist provides a refill of the same medication with the information "Each tablet contains 0.75 mg of medication." The nurse is correct to inform the patient that:

The order is for everolimus 10 mg PO once daily.

The pharmacy sends the medication to the clinical unit.

The nurse sets up the following proportion to solve the dosage calculation:

2.5 mg: 1 tab :: 10 mg: x tab

Afinitor

(everolimus) tablets

Each tablet contains

2.5 mg

(everolimus)

Rx only

How much medication will the nurse give the patient?

The following medication is ordered for the patient:

Calcitriol Oral Solution 2 µg PO Daily

After reading the order, the nurse initially demonstrates safe practice by

The nurse reads the following on the heparin drug label:

HEPARIN

20,000

USP units per mL

1-mL Multi-Dose Vial

The nurse correctly determines:

The patient is to take 10 mEq of potassium gluconate PO daily. The medication bottle is labeled 20 mEq per 15 mL. The patient's wife asks the home health nurse how many teaspoons of potassium gluconate she should give her husband. The nurse sets up the following proportion:

20 mEq: 15 mL:: 10 mEq: x mL

The nurse solves for x mL, then converts the answer to tsp using a conversion chart. The nurse instructs the patient's wife to administer _______ to her husband daily.

The nurse is to administer cefadroxil oral suspension 0.75 g PO every 12 hr. The pharmacy sends a cefadroxil oral suspension with a dosage strength of 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse sets up the following proportion:

250 mg: 5 mL :: 0.75 g: x mL

The nurse converts 0.75 g to mg, then solves the proportion. How much medication will the nurse give the patient?

Provider's Order: Valacyclovir HCI 1,000 mg PO daily.

Pharmacy sends:

Valtrex®

(valacyclovir HCI)

1 gram

Caplets

The correct action by the nurse is to: