A nurse is admitting a client to the postpartum unit and is reviewing the client's prescribed medications. The nurse should clarify which of the following prescriptions with the provider?

The order from the provider is: start a maintenance dose of magnesium sulfate of 4 g per hour. The pharmacy provides you with a 1 liter bag with 30 g of magnesium sulfate added. What is the rate on the infusion pump of the maintenance dose?

A nurse is preparing to administer procaine penicillin G 1,200,000 units IM to a client who has a gonococcal infection. Available is procaine penicillin G injection 600,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer nalbuphine 10 mg IV bolus to a client who is in labor. Available is nalbuphine 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse plan to administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a newborn who weighs 3,500 g. The nurse should record the newborn's weight as how many kg? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the third stage of labor and has a prescription for IV oxytocin administration following expulsion of the placenta. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect as a therapeutic effect of the medication?

A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is experiencing premature contractions. The client has a new prescription for nifedipine 10 mg three times per day. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr to a pregnant client who has a blood glucose level of 65 mg/dL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.).

A nurse is preparing to administer dobutamine 10 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a newborn who weighs 4 kg. Available is dobutamine 250 mg in 500 mL dextrose 5% in water. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is reviewing a new prescription with the parent of a newborn who is to receive ferrous sulfate 15 mg PO daily. Available is ferrous sulfate drops 75 mg/0.6 mL. How many mL should the parent administer to the newborn each day? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is admitting a client to the postpartum unit and is reviewing the client's prescribed medications. The nurse should clarify which of the following prescriptions with the provider?