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A nurse is preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors when transcribing a prescription. The nurse is using a dosage example of a liquid medication. Which of the following examples should the nurse use to show appropriate transcription of this dosage?

 A nurse measures a patient’s temperature and records it as 39°C. What is the equivalent temperature in Fahrenheit? Round to the tenths. Place the number only in the blank.  ________F

The nurse is preparing to administer Lasix 20mL oral solution to the patient. How many tsp should the nurse administer?  ____tsp. Type the number only.

You are to give Reglan 2.5mg po now. Reglan 5mg scored tablets are available.  What does the nurse administer? 

A medicine ordered every 6hours would be given how many times a day? 

Azulfidine 1.5 grams has been ordered every 12hrs. The tablets are 500mg in strength. How many tablets will be given for the daily dose of this medication?

A nurse is calculating the total fluid intake for a client during a 4-hr period. The client consumes 1 cup of coffee ( 1 cup= 8oz), 4 oz of orange juice, 3 oz of water, 1 cup of flavored gelatin, 1 cup of tea, 5 oz of broth, and 3 oz of water. The nurse should record how many mL of intake on the client’s record?  Proper Labeling is required to receive credit.

A nurse is preparing to administer glipizide 5 mg PO ac. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

What command will return data from the database to you?

Complicated grief reactions have long been recognized as (select all that apply):