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You are caring for a patient who has sliding scale insulin ordered. Below are the standing orders for your institution.  His orders read to use the medium dose coverage algorithm.  His current glucometer reading is 252.  How much (if any) lispro insulin will you administer? ___________units Pre-meal blood glucose mg/dl Low-dose Algorithm Medium-dose Algorithm High-dose Algorithm 349 5 units lispro and call house officer 8 units lispro  and call house officer 12 units lispro and call house officer  

Write 9 pm in military time. Include only number in answer.

You are to give 12 mg of morphine IM. You have supplied 10 mg/1 mL. How much will you administer? Your syringe is accurate to one tenth mL. _______ mL

The physician orders one 30 mg tablet for every 40 kg of patient weight. The patient weighs 176 pounds.  How many tablets will you give? ____________tablets

Calculate the ml/hour to set on the pump if your patient is to receive 1000 ml of D5W IV in 12 hours. This pump programs to the nearest tenth of an ml. ___________ml  

The order reads Erythromycin 1 gram po. You have tablets that are 205 mg each.  How many will you give? _________ tablets  

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  Round to the hundredth.

Your newborn patient weighs 3 kilograms.  How many pounds does your patient weigh? Only include number in answer.

Order reads Potassium Chloride 15 mEq (milliequivalents).  The label states 20 mEq/10 ml.  How many mls will you give? Include only number in answer. Round to the tenth.

1 tablespoon = ______ ml Include only number in answer.