The nurse is preparing to administer the 8 am dose of Predni…

The nurse is preparing to administer the 8 am dose of Prednislone via a G-tube for a patient with pneumonia from a bottle of oral solution containing 15mg/5ml.  The order is to give Prednislone 7.5 mg four times per day via G-tube. How much medication should the nurse pour?

Acid-fast staining of a smear prepared from a digested sputu…

Acid-fast staining of a smear prepared from a digested sputum showed slender, slightly curved, beaded, red mycobacterial rods. Growth on Middlebrook 7H10 slants produced buff-colored microcolonies with a serpentine pattern after 14 days at 37 degrees Celsius. Niacin and nitrate reduction tests were positive. What is the most probable presumptive identification?