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A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equally divided doses every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lbs. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. 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.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1 mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 185 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer hydromorphone 2.5 mg. The amount available is 5 mg/5 mL elixir. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenths. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

According to the Harvard University Medical School Committee, what function must be irreversibly lost to define death?

A nurse is talking with a parent whose 10-year-old son recently died as a result of leukemia. Which client statement does not support the conclusion that the client is experiencing spiritual distress? 

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a normal grief reaction following the loss of her spouse. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is preparing enoxaparin sodium for subcutaneous injection. Prescribed is 1 mg/kg/dose to be given daily. The client weighs 198 lb. Available is enoxaparin 40 mg/0.4 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.)

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (NSS) 3,000 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor on 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.)

The precription is for 3000 mL of D5W to run for 24 hr. The IV tubing is labeled as 15 gtt/mL. How many mL/hr will the client receive? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A provider prescribes dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/hr. 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 the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)