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Mrs. Torres has metoprolol 150 mg po twice daily ordered for hypertension. You have metoprolol 100-mg scored tablets available. How many mg will you administer per day? _______ mg

Drugs used to control bleeding are called:

The doctor orders Zantac 75mg po q 6h for infection. The stock supply is Zantac 150mg tablets. How The doctor orders a drug 0.6g po tid. The stock supply of the drug is 200mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer for the correct dose? How many tablet(s) will you administer for the correct dose? ____________ tab(s)

Which ethical principle is violated when a nurse does not follow through with a patient promise?

The root in labyrinthitis means:

Use the given heparin protocols in each problem to calculate the required values. Round weights and rates to the nearest tenth unless instructed otherwise. Heparin Protocol      PTT(Seconds) 130seconds       Bolus Bolus with 40units/kg Boluswith 40 units/kg No bolus No bolus No bolus No bolus No bolus       Rate adjustment Increase rate by 3 units/kg/hr Increase rate by 2 units/kg/ hr Increase rate by 1 unit/kg/hr No change No change Decrease rate by 1 unit/kg/hr Stop infusion for 1 hour.Decrease rate by 2 units/kg/hr       Next Lab aPTT in 6 hours aPTT in 6hours aPTT in 6 hours aPTTnext AM aPTTnext AM aPTT in 6 hours aPTT in 6 hours       Patient weighs 190 lbs. Heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL D5W. Bolus: 50 units/kg. Starting dose: 12 units/kg/hr. 5. What is the patient’s weight in kg? __[BLANK-1]_______ kg 6. What is the bolus dose for the patient? ___[BLANK-2]_____ units 7. What is the starting dose in units/hr? ___[BLANK-3]______ units/hr 8. What is the starting rate in mL/hr? ____[BLANK-4]_____ mL/hr (Round answer to the tenths)

The physician orders D5W 250 mL plus calcium chloride (CaCl2) 5 mEq at 2 mL/h IV. CaCl2 is supplied in a 10-mL ampule containing 13.6 mEq. How many milliliters of CaCl2 will be added to the 250 mL of D5W? _______ mL (Enter your answer to the hundredths)

Select the correct insulin type for its peak time.

Exhibit 3-4 Refer to Exhibit 3-4. At a price of $6 _______________ units will be exchanged.

The patient has a NG tube connected to low wall suction. At 0930, the MD wrote an order to clamp the NG tube. The nurse emptied 280 mL of NG drainage. At 1100, the patient vomited 325 mL of bile-colored drainage. The NG tube was reconnected to suction and drained an additional 475 mL by the end of the shift. The patient’s wound drainage tube collected 60 mL of serosanguineous fluid. The patient’s indwelling urinary catheter drained 270 mL of dark amber urine. Calculate the patient’s output total: ___________ mL