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SL is the abbreviation for what term?

The prescriber has ordered ranitidine HCL (Zantac) 10 mg IV every 8 hours for a patient weighing 30 lbs. Dosage range:  2 – 4 mg/kg/day What is the safe dose range per day? [range]  (whole numerical value only) Should the nurse administer this medication and why?  [reason]  Select  letter A, B, or C only                       A – Yes, Rx is within SDR                        B – No Rx is too high                        C – No, Rx is too low

The day shift nurse (0700 – 1900) documented the administration of IV Vancomycin as indicated on the clock below. The physician has ordered a peak level to be drawn.  What time will the nurse draw the peak level?  

Final Dosage: At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse needs to document the fluid input and output for her patient. The patient is NPO. The patient is receiving NS IV at 100 mL/hr, in addition to a 50mL bag of metronidazole (Flagyl) IVPB. The patient urinated 500 cc after breakfast, 300 cc after lunch and 300 cc after dinner. The nurse drained 100 mL out of the patient’s JP drain 6 hours into the nurse’s shift. a. Calculate the input for this patient: _______  b. Calculate the output for this patient: _______

The prescriber has ordered ampicillin sodium “N” (Omnipen) 10 g IV once a day for an adult patient diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and weighing  54 kg. Referring to the label below, what is the safe range/dose? [mg] Should the nurse administer this medication and why? [reason] Select  letter A, B, or C only                       A – Yes, Rx is within SDR                        B – No Rx is too high                        C – No, Rx is too low

The prescriber orders 75 mL D5W to infuse over 120 minutes using a microdrip set.  What is the flow rate to be administered to this patient?  gtt/min

The prescriber has ordered tetracycline (Sumycin) 200 mg PO four times a day for a child weighing 80 lbs.  Referring to the label below, how many mL would you administer to this patient? [mL] Should the nurse administer this medication and why? [reason] Select  letter A, B, or C only                       A – Yes, Rx is within SDR                        B – No Rx is too high                        C – No, Rx is too low

38. In patients with acute renal failure, metabolic complications such as hyperkalemia can result in significant changes in cardiac depolarization and repolarization. What would you expect to see on an EKG of a patient with 7.8 meq/L (moderate) hyperkalemia?

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The invention of the motion picture camera is an example of ______.