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 heparin subcutaneously to a client.

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

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 3.5% in water (D3.5W) 1200 mL to infuse over 24 hours.

The drop factor of the manual IV infusion is 15 gtt/mL.

How many gtt/min should the nurse set the infusion to deliver? (Round to the nearest whole number.

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

A nurse administers subcutaneous NPH insulin at 0700 to a child who has diabetes.

At which of the following times should the nurse observe for hypoglycemia caused by the onset of the medication?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a patient who has hypertension and a new prescription for verapamil.

The nurse should instruct the patient to avoid taking this medication with which of the following foods?

A nurse is preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hours.

The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL.

The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

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

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for nebulizer treatments.

Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse a need for further teaching?

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/60 min.

The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL.

The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min. (Round to the nearest whole number.).

A nurse suspects that another nurse on the unit is removing a small amount of morphine from the syringe before administering the medication to the client.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is teaching the parents of a child who has diabetes mellitus about the manifestations of hypoglycemia.

Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching?

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?