A client is ordered alprazolam 5 mg PO for anxiety. There are 0.5 mg tablets available. How many tablets will the nurse administer? (Use a preceding zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zeros. Round to the nearest whole number)

A client is to receive 120 mL of IV fluid over a 2-hour period. The drop factor on the IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the rate at which the nurse should regulate the IV (gtt/min).

A client is to receive a continuous infusion of insulin for diabetic ketoacidosis. at 5 units per hour. The medication is mixed: 100 units of Insulin in 100 mL of IV fluid. At what rate should the nurse set the IV pump? (Use a preceding, zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zeros. Round to the nearest tenth)

A physician orders Epoetin 100 units/kg subcutaneously for anemia. The client weighs 99 lbs. The ampule contains Epoetin 3000 units per mL. How many mLs should the nurse administer? (Use a preceding, zero if it applies. Do not use trailing, zeros. Round to the nearest tenth)

A client is ordered alprazolam 5 mg PO for anxiety. There are 0.5 mg tablets available. How many tablets will the nurse administer? (Use a preceding zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zeros. Round to the nearest whole number)

The healthcare provider prescribes metformin 750 mg PO for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Available is 500 mg tablets which are scored. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Use a preceding, zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zeros. Round to the nearest tenth)

A client is to receive 150 mL of IV fluid over a 1 hour period. Drop factor on the IV tubing is 12 gtt/mL Calculate the rate which the nurse should regulate the IV (gtt/min).

A client is to receive Valproic Acid 400 mg every 12 hours by mouth. What is the total dosage in milligrams the client should receive in a 24-hour period? (Use a preceding zero if it applies. Do not use trailing, zeros. Round to the nearest whole number)

A client is admitted to the unit at 2300 with severe dehydration. The client is to receive IV fluids at 200 mL per hour. The physician prescribes an antibiotic to be administered every 8 hours, in 150 mL of IV fluid, which is started at 0000 (midnight) and run over 1 hour. * At 0100 the IV is infiltrated and not restarted until 0200, and is to run at the previous rate of 200 mL/hr. The client voided a total of 850 mL from 2300 to 0600. Calculate the fluid balance for the 7 shift. it is a positive fluid balance. *Note: For this client the main IV is infusing at the same time as IVPB medications are administered. Hospital policy is that intake/output is calculated at 0600) for the 2300-0700 shift.

A client is prescribed Acyclovir 350 mg IV. The medication available is a 500 mg vial. Package directions states to reconstitute the powder with 20 mL of sterile water and withdraw the desired amount. PART 2: After withdrawing the required dose, add the medication in 100 mL of IV fluid to run over 1 hour. Calculate the rate to set the IV pump.

The nurse receives a report at 0700 on a client who has 700 mL of IV fluid left in the bag. The IV is running at 100 mL per hour. At what time should the nurse expect to change the bag (military time)?