The physician orders vancomycin hydrochloride 2 g/day by mouth in 4 divided doses.

The pharmacy fills the client's prescription with 500 mg vancomycin hydrochloride capsules.

The nurse should instruct the client to take______capsule(s) per dose.

A nurse is preparing to administer Lactated Ringer's solution IV to infuse at 120 mL/hr for a client who has a respiratory disorder. The drop factor in the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the flow rate to deliver how many gtts/min?

A nurse is caring for a client who has asthma.

The client asks the nurse how albuterol helps his breathing.

Which of the following information should the nurse include in the response? (Select all that apply).

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about insulin storage.

Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a prescription for 3,000 mL of intravenous fluids over the next 24 hours.

The nurse should set the volumetric pump to deliver how many milliliters per hour?

A nurse is reviewing laboratory data from a client who has a pulmonary embolism and is receiving IV heparin.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse is preparing to administer cefixime to a patient. The dose is 200 mg PO.

Available is cefixime oral suspension 100 mg/mL.

How many milliliters should the nurse administer?

Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client.

Which of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse?

A nurse is preparing to administer risperidone 5 mg PO.

Available is risperidone 2 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth, Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero).

Which medication should the nurse have available to reverse heparin's effects for a client who has thrombophlebitis and is receiving a continuous heparin infusion?

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client who has deep vein thrombosis.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?