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:

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

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?

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

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 nurse informs the patient that 2,000 milliliters of fluid was given during the day shift. The amount that correctly reflects the total liters given is:

When practicing safety in the administration of medication, the nurse is correct to seek clarification prior to the administration of which of the following medication orders?

The patient has an order for 15,000 units of heparin SUBQ now. Nurse A has prepared the dose of 15,000 units of heparin. Following standard practice, Nurse A shows the multidose vial of heparin (40,000 units per mL) and the syringe with the drawn dose to Nurse B. Nurse B sets up the following proportion:

40,000 units: 1 mL:: 15,000 units: x mL

What volume of heparin would Nurse B expect to see in the syringe?

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?

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg PO in 0.5 oz of apple juice. How many mL of apple juice will the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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.