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A patient is to receive aztreonam (Azactam) 500 mg IVPB every 8 hours fo an infection. The aztreonam that comes from the pharmacy is 0.5 g dissolved in 100 mL of D5W with the instructions to administer over 45 minutes. How many gtt/min would the nurse need to time the IV for to deliver the ordered dose if the IV set delivers 10 gtt/mL? Record answer to the whole number [BLANK-1]

Insulin 1 unit is ordered subcutaneously to give to a patient per sliding scale. What is the appropriate needle size and gauge to give this injection?

The most appropriate needle length and gauge for the nurse to use in administering a Versed IM injection is a:

A postpartum patient, diagnosed with endometritis, has an order for ampicillin 1 gram per 100 mL D5W to be administered in 30 minutes. The drop factor for the tubing is 10 gtt/mL. What are the drops per minute rate when administered? Record answer to the whole number. [BLANK-1]

The provider orders Synthroid (levothryroxine) 0.15mg by mouth daily. The pharmacy sends 300 mcg per tablet. How many tablets will be administered for each dose? [BLANK-1]

The provider orders a heparin drip to infuse at 1100 units/hr continuously. The heparin drip concentration is heparin 25,000 units mixed in 500 mL of 0.9NS. How will the nurse program the IV pump to deliver the ordered dose? Record answer to the whole number. [BLANK-1]

A 6-year-old patient has ceftazidime (Fortaz) 350 mg IVP TID prescribed. Available is ceftazidime (Fortaz) 100 mg/mL. How much should be drawn up to administer? Record answer to the tenth. [BLANK-1]

The van-der-Waals parameters for carbon dioxide gas are: a = 3.640 bar L2/mol2 b = 4.267 x 10-2 L/mol A 2.30 Liter cylinder contains 235 g of carbon dioxide at a temperature of 240.0°C. Part a) Calculate the pressure of the gas using the ideal gas equation of state. Provide your answer in bar. Part b) Calculate the pressure of the gas using the van-der-Waals equation of state. Provide your answer in bar. Part c) Modify the van-der-Waals equation to include only repulsive interactions between the gas molecules and calculate the resulting prediction for the pressure. Provide your answer in bar. Part d) Calculate the pressure needed to compress the gas to half of its initial volume at a constant temperature using the (full) van-der-Waals equation of state. Provide your answer in bar. Solve this problem on paper, document your approach and provide intermediate results.  Report the final answers with 3 significant figures.  Scan the pages(s) and upload them for grading.

The patient has an order to “Notify MD for temperature over 38 degrees C”. What is the equivalent in degrees Fahrenheit? Record answer to the tenths. [BLANK-1]

The kinetics of the synthesis of methanol has been studied experimentally. Since the reaction occurs in the gas phase, the amount of reactants and products is monitored in terms of their partial pressure. The following initial reaction rates (in the absence of the product methanol) have been determined based on the change of  the partial pressure of H2, namely