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A nurse is caring for a child who weighs 59 pounds. The safe dose for this particular medication is 6-7.5mg/kg per day. The drug must be infused over a minimum of 30 minutes. If the volume of the drug is 50ml, how fast will you program the pump to run in mL/hr?  

When administering ondansetron (Zofran) IV, the nurse is aware that it must be given _________________ for it to be most effective for controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting.

A client with type 2 diabetes has been placed on a biguanide in combination with another oral hypoglycemic agent. The client’s fasting blood sugar continues to range between 180-210 mg/dL. The nurse anticipates the need for which of the following?

The nurse is administering ampicillin IV to a child with cellulitis. The nurse must administer 375mg IV. The vial contains 500mg of ampicillin in 10mLs of fluid. How many mLs of medication will the nurse withdraw to obtain the correct dose? (Round to the nearest tenth)

A client will be receiving an antibiotic IVPB this morning. Here are the most recent lab values:  BUN 45, Creatinine 3.5. Which of the following medications should not be administered to this client?

What is the mechanism of action for ondansetron (Zofran) in the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting?

The nurse is administering nitroglycerin to a client just admitted to the ED with chest pain and suspected myocardial infarction (MI). What possible side effect should the nurse instruct the client to expect?

The patient is receiving Vancomycin every 12 hours and has recently had their dose changed due to low drug levels. The medical provider order reads: “Peak and trough around 3rd dose.” The nurse administers the first new dose at 1500 on Monday. When is the 3rd dose due?

A client is receiving an IV bag of D5W  250 mL to infuse over 6 hours with the following tubing used. How many gtt/min will the nurse calculate for the infusion to be completed? (Round to the nearest whole number)   

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