The patient is to receive 7.5 mg of a medication PO daily. The pharmacy sends a bottle of scored tablets with the dosage strength of 15 mg per tablet. The nurse sets up a proportion to solve a calculation for this ordered dose. Identify the setup for the unknown ratio.

In reading the following medication orders, which order requires further clarification?

All of the following medication orders are found in a patient's MAR. Select the medication order that requires clarification prior to administration.

A student nurse makes the following statements regarding the units of measurements commonly found on drug labels. Which statement indicates a need for further clarification?

The nurse is reviewing a metric to household equivalent measurement conversion chart. Which of the following written equivalent measurements would the nurse question?

The patient is ordered 25 mg of an oral tablet every 12 hours. The drug bottle lists "50- mg scored tablets" on the label. Which statement, made by the nurse, provides accurate instruction to the patient?

A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 650 mg PO every 6 hr PRN for pain. The client last received the medication at 2 p.m. Which of the following times is the earliest the nurse can administer the next dose?

The patient is to take 1,500 mg PO daily of Medication Q. The pharmacy dispenses a bottle of Medication Q labeled "750 mg tablets." The nurse sets up the following proportion:

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

The order is for the patient to take 30 mL of a liquid medication daily. The patient tells the home health nurse that he takes 3 teaspoons every day. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

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.