A client receives a prescription for levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) 0.05 mg by mouth once daily. The medication is available in scored tablets labeled 0.1 mg. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin (Vancocin) 750 mg in 250 ml of Dextrose 5% in Water (D,W) over 75 minutes. The secondary infusion pump should be programmed to administer how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

An adult client with myasthenia gravis is receiving pyridostigmine (Mestinon) 126 mg PO every 4 hours. The drug is available as 60 mg in 5 ml syrup. How many ml should the nurse administer? (If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

By The nurse is preparing a tube feeding of Ensure 280 ml (50% solution). Full strength Ensure is available in a 240 ml can. The nurse should use how many ml of Ensure to prepare the feeding? (Enter numeric value for only. If rounding is required, round to nearest whole number.)

A client with multiple sclerosis is prescribed Dantrolene (Dantrium) 0.1 grams PO bid for spasticity. Dantrolene is available in 100 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.)

The health-care provider prescribes phytonadione (AquaMEPHYTON) 250 mcg IM to be administered to an infant within 1 hour of admission to the nursery. A 0.5 ml ampule labeled 2 mg in 1 ml is available. The nurse should administer how many ml? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.)

A client receives a prescription for diazepam 12.5 mg IV. The available concentration is 5 mg per ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required round to the nearest tenth.)

Docusate sodium (Colace) 0.3 grams is prescribed for a client who has frequent constipation. Each capsule contains 100 mg. How many capsules should the nurse administer?

Heparin protocol is prescribed for a client weighing 90 kg. Per protocol, the heparin loading dose is 60 units/kg IV rounded to the nearest 100 units, with a maximum loading dose of 4,000 units. The heparin vial is labeled 5,000 units/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The health-care provider prescribes the adjustment of the IV hourly rate based on the nasogastric tube (NGT) output every 4 hour for a client who had abdominal surgery yesterday. From 1200 to 1600, the NGT output was 240 ml, and the IV of Dextrose 5% in 0.45% Sodium chloride (D, 1/2 NS) was infused at a rate of 100 ml/hour. At 1600 the nurse should regulate the IV to deliver how many ml/hour to replace this fluid loss? (Enter numeric value only, using a whole number.)

A 110-pound, adult female is admitted to the Emergency Center after receiving burns to 40 percent of her body. Using the Parkland formula, the client's fluid requirements for the first 24 hours after injury is calculated using Lactated Ringer's 4 ml solution x Body weight (in kilograms) x Percent burn. The client should receive one-half of the 24-hour calculated fluid volume in the first 8 hours of treatment. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour during the first 8 hours? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)