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Order reads: Give penicillin G 500,000 units IV daily. Pharmacy sends you penicillin G 5,000,000 units per 20 ml. How many ml’s will you draw up?  ______________ Only include number in the answer for credit. Must show work on dry erase board. 

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Which is the MOST important question for the nurse to ask the client PRIOR to administration of the first dose of sertraline (Zoloft), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)?

A patient has been taking senna (Senokot), a stimulant laxative, for several days, and the nurse notes that the urine is yellowish-brown. What does the nurse know about this symptom?

2.5 mcg=________mg Must show work on dry erase board.

A medication is to be added to your patient’s IV. It is supplied as 200 mEq in 5 mL.  You are to add 80 mEq.  How much volume will you add?_______mL

The order is for cefazolin (Ancef) 750 mg IM.  You have a vial labeled 1 gm in 3 mL sterile water. Your syringe is accurate to 1/100 mL.   How much will you give?_________ml 

Two team members in an eight-person team perceive arguments in the group pertaining to the task, while the other six members do not detect such conflict. These two members have a larger ________ score than those members who believe that there is no task conflict.

A patient is to receive a bolus of 150 mls of 0.9 Normal Saline over 50 minutes. The infusion pump should be set at what rate?  ______per hour Only include number in the answer for credit. Must show work on dry erase board. 

Which of the following strategies for reducing the common information effect has been found to be most effective?

Regarding team performance, leaders can more easily control ________ than ________.