A client receives a prescription for loratadine suspension of 10 mg by mouth once a day. The bottle is labeled "Loratadine for Oral Suspension, UPS 5 mg per 5 mL." How many teaspoons should the nurse instruct the client to take? (Enter numerical value only.)
The Correct Answer is ["2 "]
To calculate the amount of loratadine suspension the client should take, we need to divide the prescribed dose by the concentration of the suspension and then convert from milliliters to teaspoons.
The prescribed dose is 10 mg, the concentration of the suspension is 5 mg/5 mL, and one teaspoon is equal to 5 mL. Therefore, the amount of loratadine suspension is: (10 mg / 5 mg/5 mL) x 5 mL/teaspoon = 10 mL/teaspoon
The nurse should instruct the client to take two teaspoons of loratadine suspension.
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Correct Answer is ["0.7"]
Explanation
First, we need to convert 88 pounds to kgs = 88/2.205
= 39.916 kgs
Then we calculate the mcg needed to be administered to the child per day = 5 x 39.916 = 199.58 mcg/day
To calculate the mLs needed to be administered daily we divide 199.58 by 300 mcg/mL = 0.67 mL
= 0.7 mL (rounded off to the nearest tenth)
Correct Answer is ["25"]
Explanation
Volume to be infused = 1 liter = 1000 mL
Drop factor = 12 gtt/mL
Time in minutes = 8 hours = 8 hours × 60 minutes/hour = 480 minutes Drops per minute (gtt/min) = (1000 mL × 12 gtt/mL) / 480 minutes
Drops per minute (gtt/min) = 12000 / 480
Drops per minute (gtt/min) ≈ 25
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