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The nurse is knowledgable to the fact that a Subcutaneous Injection administerd to an Average sized patient, should be given at angle of ?  [BLANK-1]

The nurse receives an order to administer lamivudine 0.3 g p.o. bid. If the drug is available as lamivudine 10 mg per mL, how many mL will the nurse administer per dose ? [BLANK-1]

The physician orders hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 2mg to 4 mg IM every 2 hours to 4 hours prn for severe pain. What is the maximum amount of hydromorphone the patient could receive in 24 hours?___________ [BLANK-1]

The physician orders naloxone (Narcan) 0.5 mg IM stat. Naloxone is available as 400 mcg per mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to the patient? Record your answer to the tenth___________ [BLANK-1]

A patient is to receive dabepoeitin alfa (Aranesp) 0.03 mg IVP every morning. When the nurse prepares his morning medications he finds a vial that reads darbepoetin alfa 40 mcg per 1 mL. How many mL will the nurse draw into the syringe to provide the ordered dose?_________ [BLANK-1]

Read each question carefully and please show all work to be graded. Calculate the following dosage using the dimensional analysis method. The entire question must be answered correctly to receive full points; partial points will not be given. Each question must be labeled correctly e.g. tablets, capsules; mL or it is considered wrong. Rounding rules: If giving less than 1 mL round to the nearest hundredth. If giving greater or equal to 1mL, round to the nearest tenth. IVPB are rounded to the whole number IV drip/continuous medications are rounded to the nearest tenth. When converting weight from pounds to kilograms (kg), round to nearest tenth kg. Maintenance and replacement IV fluids and IV additives given on an infusion pump (mL/hr) are rounded to the nearest whole number. For IV fluids given by gravity drip (gtt/min) the drop per minutes rate must be rounded to the nearest whole drop /whole number.

The law that requires states and public agencies to provide free appropriate public education to children with disabilities is:

Family-centered care involves all of the following except:

A disorder that is caused by damage to the brain and affects a child’s ability to control his muscles is:

The most common cause of vision impairment in children is: