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Prescription: amoxicillin 250 mg po. Read the label. How many mL will the nurse administer? Round answer to nearest tenth.

Prescription: ceftrizone 1g IM daily. The directions state to reconstitute with 3 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride to provide a strength of 500 mg/ mL. How many mL will the nurse administer per dose?

Prescription: atropine sulfate 0.6 mg subQ. Label reads atropine sulfate 0.4 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?

Prescription: naloxone 400 mcg IM stat. The label reads naloxone 0.4 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?

Prescription: potassium chloride 80 mEq po daily. The concentration of the potassium chloride is 40 mEq/15 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?

Prescription: cefaclor 20 mg/kg/day. Client weighs 110 pounds. How many mg should the client receive per day?

Prescription: digoxin 0.25 mg po daily. The label reads 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

A drug is ordered to be given stat. The nurse should administer this drug

The nurse know to assess for signs of medication toxicity within older adults because of which physiological change? 

A patient refuses their medication. What is the nurse’s first response?