The physician orders Coumadin 5 mg oral daily for a patient with a pulmonary embolus. Coumadin is available in 10 mg tablets. How many tablets would the nurse administer with each dose? ___________
A patient with nausea and vomiting has prochlorperazine 5 mg IV every 6 hours prn. The medication is supplied in 5 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient requiring mechanical ventilation is agitated. Propofol is infusing at 7 mL/h. The patient's weight is 85 kg. The propofol concentration is 15 mg/mL
The physician has ordered torsemide 40 mg oral every morning for a patient with heart failure. The medication is supplied as torsemide 20 mg per tablet. How many tablets of torsemide would the patient receive with each dose? _________
The physician has ordered Haldol 0.5 mg IV every 2 hours prn for agitation. The Haldol is available in 5 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient with supraventricular tachycardia has amiodarone infusing at 16.7 mL/h. The amiodarone concentration is 900 mg/500 mL of D5W
The physician orders Humulin NPH insulin 52 units plus Humulin R insulin 16 units subcutaneous every morning. The medication is supplied in 100 units/mL. How many units will the nurse administer? ____________________
The physician orders Humulin NPH insulin 24 units plus Humulin R insulin 10 units subcutaneous every afternoon. The medication is supplied in 100 units/mL. How many units will the nurse administer? ____________________
The physician orders tramadol 100 mg oral three times a day. Tramadol is available in 50-mg tablets. How many tablets would the nurse administer with each dose? ___________
Arixtra 2.5 mg subcutaneous every morning is ordered for prevention of deep vein thrombosis. The Arixtra is available in 5 mg per 0.4-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________
The physician orders Humulin NPH insulin 42 units plus Humulin R insulin 20 units subcutaneous every morning. The medication is supplied in 100 units/mL. How many units will the nurse administer? ____________________
The physician has ordered Digitek 0.125 mg oral every 48 hours for a patient with atrial fibrillation. The medication is supplied as Digitek 125 mcg per tablet. How many tablets of Digitek would the patient receive with each dose? _________
A patient with fluid volume overload has bumetanide injection 2 mg IV push ordered. The bumetanide is available in a 0.25-mg per milliliter concentration. How many milliliters should the nurse administer with each dose? _________
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient with heart failure has nitroglycerin infusing at 5 mL/h. The nitroglycerin concentration is 100 mg/500 mL of D5W
The physician orders magnesium oxide 200 mg oral three times a day for a patient with hypomagnesemia. Magnesium oxide is available in 400-mg tablets. How many tablets would the nurse administer with each dose? ___________
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient is receiving dopamine at 20 mL/h. The concentration of dopamine is 800 mg/250 mL of 0.9% NS. The patient's weight is 70 kg
The physician orders Humulin NPH insulin 20 units plus Humulin R insulin 11 units subcutaneous every evening. The medication is supplied in 100 units/mL. How many units will the nurse administer? ____________________
The physician orders 30 mg of medication diluted in 100 mL of D5W given over 15 to 30 minutes IV. The medication is supplied in 40 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse add to the IV solution? ____________________
Round your answer to the nearest whole number. A patient is receiving dopamine at 12 mL/h. The concentration of dopamine is 800 mg/250 mL of 0.9% NS. The patient's weight is 70 kg
The physician orders insulin lispro 17 units subcutaneous. The medication is supplied in 100 units/mL. How many units will the nurse administer? ________