A client who weighs 154 pounds receives a prescription for levothyroxine 1.6 mcg/kg by mouth (PO) daily. The medication is available in 112 mcg scored tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only.)

A client who weighs 211.2 pounds receives a prescription for heparin 80 units/kg intravenous (IV) bolus for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). How many units should the nurse administer?
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A client who is receiving an IV infusion of heparin sodium 25,000 units in 5% dextrose injection 500 mL at 1,000 units/hour has a partial thromboplastin time (PTT) of 10 seconds. The sliding scale prescription reads, "If the PTT is less than 65 seconds, increase the rate by 200 units/hour; and if the PTT is greater than 95 seconds, decrease the rate by 200 units/hour." The nurse should regulate the infusion pump for how many mL/hour?
(Enter numerical value only.)

Dobutamine hydrochloride 2 mcg/kg/min is prescribed for a client weighing 165 pounds. The solution is mixed with 50 mg of dobutamine in 150 mL of D5W. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
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A client with angina pectoris is receiving intravenous (IV) nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 mL of D5W to be infused over 24 hours via pump. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump?
(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A client who weighs 176 pounds receives a prescription for dobutamine 2 mcg/kg/min intravenously (IV). The IV bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the IV infusion pump?
(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's intravenously (IV) to be infused over 12 hours. The IV administration set delivers 60 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

Lidocaine is prescribed for IV infusion via pump at 2 milligrams/minute for a client with ventricular tachycardia. The available premixed infusion contains lidocaine 4 mg/mL in D5W. To administer the prescribed dosage, how many mL/hour should the nurse set the infusion pump?
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The healthcare provider prescribes dopamine 2 mcg/kg/min intravenously (IV) for a client who weighs 132 pounds. The IV bag contains dopamine 45 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The healthcare provider prescribes hydromorphone 1 mg intravenously (IV) every 3 hours for an older client after hip replacement surgery. The nurse prepares the prescribed dose from an ampule labeled, "Hydromorphone Injection 2 mg/mL." Additional instructions for opiate naive clients recommend diluting the dosage with 3 mL of sterile normal saline (NS) for IV push over 2 to 3 minutes. How many mL is the total volume of diluted medication?
(Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client receives a prescription for intravenous (IV) glucagon 3 mg/hour for a beta-blocker overdose. The available IV solution is normal saline (NS) 500 mL with glucagon 50 mg. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
(Enter the numerical value only.)