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A patient is currently prescribed Zomorph (morphine MR) 60 mg capsules, ONE to be taken TWICE a day. What would be the maximum quantity of morphine 10 mg/5 mL liquid that could be prescribed for EACH breakthrough dose? Give your answer in millilitres.  

A 22-year-old patient is unable to swallow and receives all medication via a PEG feeding tube. He has tonsillitis and is prescribed phenoxymethylpenicillin 500 mg four times a day for 10 days. Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension is prescribed. How many 100 mL bottles of phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension should be dispensed in order that it lasts for the 10-day treatment course?  

How many unexcused absences results in being dropped from the course?

You are an independent prescriber running a diabetes clinic. You see a 76-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes. His diabetes remains difficult to control and you therefore start him on Lantus® (insulin glargine) at a dose of 36 units with an evening meal. You prescribe a box of five Lantus® 300 unit/3 mL cartridges. How many full days will this prescription last? Assume only single doses are to be administered from each injection pen.

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You are reviewing a prescription for a 65-year-old female patient with multiple myeloma. The patient is prescribed a chemotherapy regimen that includes bortezomib, which is prescribed according to body surface area at a dose of 1.3 mg/m2. The patient weighs 52 kg and is 169 cm tall. Using the below equation, what dose of bortezomib should be prescribed? Give your answer in milligrams and to the nearest whole number.     

You are an independent prescriber running an asthma clinic. You see a 14-year-old patient with an acute exacerbation and decide to prescribe prednisolone 5 mg tablets. The patient weighs 39.2 kg and requires a five-day course at a dose of 1 mg/kg once daily. How many prednisolone 5 mg tablets will be required to provide treatment for the five-day course?

The nurse preforming a hematologic assessment on an older adult client identifies the following findings. Which ones does the nurse associate with age-related changes rather than a specific hematologic problem? Select all that apply

A client with a recently applied plaster leg cast reports unrelieved pain and paresthesia in the affected extremity. The assessment reveals diminished pulse, pallor, and increased pain on passive motion. What should the nurse do first?