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Showing 10 questions, Sign in for moreQuestion 1.: A nurse is preparing to administer naloxone 0.2 mg IM for respiratory depression.
Available is naloxone injection 0.4 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
Explanation
Step 1 is 0.2 mg ÷ (0.4 mg/mL).
Step 2 is 0.5 mL. Answer: The nurse should administer 0.5 mL.
A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin 75 mg subcutaneous once daily to an antepartum client who has a clotting disorder.
Available is enoxaparin injection 100 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
Explanation
Step 1 is 75 mg ÷ (100 mg/mL).
Step 2 is 0.75 mL. Answer: The nurse should administer 0.75 mL.
A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and has a prescription for oxytocin 10 units IM one time only for the saturation of a perineal pad in 15 minutes or less.
How should the nurse interpret this prescription?
A nurse is preparing to administer procaine penicillin G 1,200,000 units IM to a client who has a gonococcal infection.
Available is procaine penicillin G injection 600,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
Explanation
Step 1 is 1,200,000 units ÷ (600,000 units/mL).
Step 2 is 2 mL. Answer: The nurse should administer 2 mL.
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription with the parent of a newborn who is to receive ferrous sulfate 15 mg PO daily.
Available is ferrous sulfate drops 75 mg/0.6 mL. How many mL should the parent administer to the newborn each day? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.) . . .
Explanation
Step 1 is 15 mg ÷ (75 mg/0.6 mL).
Step 2 is 0.12 mL. Answer: The parent should administer 0.12 mL. .
A nurse is preparing to administer oxycodone 10 mg PO every 6 hours PRN for severe pain to a client who is postpartum following a cesarean birth.
Available is oxycodone 5 mg tablets.
How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
Explanation
Step 1 is (10 mg ÷ 5 mg/tablet) = 2 tablets. Final answer: 2 tablets.
A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 0.1 unit/kg/hr via continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs 70 kg. Available is regular insulin 100 units in 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
Explanation
Step 1 is (0.1 unit/kg/hr × 70 kg) = 7 units/hr Step 2 is (7 units/hr ÷ 100 units) × 100 mL = 7 mL/hr. Final answer: 7 mL/hr.
A nurse is preparing to administer dobutamine 10 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a newborn who weighs 4 kg. Available is dobutamine 250 mg in 500 mL dextrose 5% in water.
The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
Explanation
Step 1 is (10 mcg/kg/min × 4 kg) = 40 mcg/min Step 2 is (40 mcg/min ÷ 1000) = 0.04 mg/min Step 3 is (0.04 mg/min × 60 min/hr) = 2.4 mg/hr Step 4 is (2.4 mg/hr ÷ 250 mg) × 500 mL = 4.8 mL/hr. Final answer: 4.8 mL/hr.
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,800 mL IV to infuse over 12 hr for a client who has postpartum hemorrhage.
The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
Explanation
Step 1 is 1,800 mL ÷ 12 hr = 150 mL/hr. Final answer: 150 mL/hr.
A nurse is caring for a newborn who weighs 3,500 g. The nurse should record the newborn's weight as how many kg? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.) . . .
Explanation
Step 1 is 3,500 g ÷ 1,000 = 3.5 kg. Final answer: 3.5 kg. .
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