A client's dose of benazapril is increased from 10 to 20 mg PO daily. The medication is available in 5 mg tablets. The nurse administered 10 mg one hour before the health-care provider revised the prescription. How many additional tablets should the nurse administer now? (Enter numeric value only.)

A client with acute decompensated heart failure (HF) is to receive an IV infusion of inamrinone (Inocor) 8 mcg/kg/minute. The available vial of inamrinone is 0.1 grams/100 to be infused in 250ml bag of 0.9% normal saline (NS). The client's current weight is 183 lbs. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

An 88 pound child with iron deficiency anemia has been prescribed ferrous fumarate 3 mg/kg/day PO three times daily. The medication is available in oral suspension of 100 mg/5 ml. The nurse is instructing the mother in measuring the correct dose. How many ml should the child receive for each dose?

The health-care provider prescribes levothyroxine 600 mcg PO daily. The available dose pack is labeled, levothyroxine 0.3 mg. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter a whole number only.)

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.)

The health-care provider prescribes trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim-DS Oral Suspension) 120 mg BID for a child with bronchitis. The Bactrim bottle is labeled "200 mg/5ml." How many ml should the nurse administer at each dose? (Enter the numeric value, whole number, only.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

A client scheduled for a stress echo-cardiogram is to receive an IV infusion of Dextrose 5% in Water (D,W) with dobutamine (Dobutrex) 0.5 grams/250 ml at a rate of 1,200 mcg/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)