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Prescription: naloxone 400 mcg IM stat. The label reads naloxone 0.4 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?

Prescription: potassium chloride 80 mEq po daily. The concentration of the potassium chloride is 40 mEq/15 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?

Prescription: cefaclor 20 mg/kg/day. Client weighs 110 pounds. How many mg should the client receive per day?

Prescription: digoxin 0.25 mg po daily. The label reads 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

A drug is ordered to be given stat. The nurse should administer this drug

The nurse know to assess for signs of medication toxicity within older adults because of which physiological change? 

A patient refuses their medication. What is the nurse’s first response? 

Which organ is considered to be the first complete organ to form in development?

Which of these client’s presents the greatest risk to consider when administering their oral medications to them? 

An adult client with severe cognitive impairment needs to make a decision about consenting to a procedure. The nurse knows this client is unable to benefit from which of the following ethical principle?