The physician orders furosemide (Lasix) 30 mg, PO daily, for a child that weighs 15 kg. The recommended dose for this medication is 2mg/Kg. The pharmacy supplies furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg/mL. How many milliliter(s) will you give this child per dose? ______________ mL/dose (round to the tenth)
Blog
The physician orders furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg, PO daily, for…
The physician orders furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg, PO daily, for a child that weighs 10kg. The recommended dose for this medication is 2mg/kg. The pharmacy supplies furosemide (Lasix) 10 mg/mL. How many milliliter(s) will you give this child per day? __________________________mL (round to the whole)
The flexor and extensor retinaculae of the foot are bands of…
The flexor and extensor retinaculae of the foot are bands of connective tissue that help compress the long tendons that cross the ankle and act on the foot. Where do you think you might find the extensor retinaculum? anterior ankle/dorsal foot *Since the retinaculae were not covered in lecture, I made certain that this question was not dependent on knowledge of the retinaculae. Instead, to answer this question, you’d only need to know where the tendons of the ankle are located.
The client is ordered to receive ampicillin (Ampicin) 250 mg…
The client is ordered to receive ampicillin (Ampicin) 250 mg IV every 6 hours. Ampicillin (Ampicin) 1 gram is supplied in powdered form in a 10 mL vial. The directions on the bottle state to add 5 mL sterile water for injection for a concentration of 200 mg/mL. How many milliliters will be delivered each dose? ______ mL/dose (Whole number)
8 mEq scored tablets of Slow K Potassium are stocked on the…
8 mEq scored tablets of Slow K Potassium are stocked on the unit. The client is ordered to receive Slow K Potassium 4 mEq, PO, every day. How many tablets will the client receive each day? ________________________________ tablet(s)
Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) 125 mg, PO, is ordered f…
Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) 125 mg, PO, is ordered four times a day for your client. The pharmacy supplies the medication with the following label. How many milliliters will the nurse deliver for each dose? __________________________mL per dose (round to the whole)
The patient has an order for Ampicillin 500 mg IV every 6 ho…
The patient has an order for Ampicillin 500 mg IV every 6 hours. The nurse has a available a 500 mg powered vial and a 50 mL bag of fluid. The directions on the vial state to add 1.8 mL diluent to the powdered vial for a concentration of 300 mg/mL. How many milliliter(s) should be withdrawn from the vial and added to the IV bag to be infused for each dose? ______________mL/dose (round to the tenth)
The physician orders tobramycin (Nebcin) 5mg/kg/day, in 4 eq…
The physician orders tobramycin (Nebcin) 5mg/kg/day, in 4 equal doses, for a child that weighs 44 lbs. How many milligrams per dose will you deliver per dose? ____________________________ mg/dose (round to the whole)
The syringe below indicates what amount ____________?
The syringe below indicates what amount ____________?
There is an order for cimetidine (Tagamet) 6.25 mg to be giv…
There is an order for cimetidine (Tagamet) 6.25 mg to be given before surgery. The drug guide states the medication is to be given over 30 minutes. The drug is provided in a 50 mL bag. What rate should the nurse set the IV pump when delivering milliliter(s) per hour? ______________ mL/hr (round to the whole)