A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO to a client. Available is amoxicillin oral suspension 250 mg/5 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 calcitonin 8 units/kg IM to a client who weighs 165 lb. Available is 200 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 lactated Ringer's 250 mL IV to infuse over 30 min. 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 tobramycin 3 mg/kg/day IM in three divided doses to a client who weighs 85 kg. Available is tobramycin 40 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer lisinopril 2.5 mg PO to an older adult client. Available is lisinopril 5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer chlorpromazine 0.55 mg/kg IM to a child who weighs 66 lb. Available is chlorpromazine 25 mg/ml. for injection. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin oral suspension to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Refer to the medication label below.)

ALWAYS DISPENSE WITH MEDICATION GUIDE 8 fl oz (237 mL)

Phenytoin Oral Suspension, USP

125 mg per 5 mL

IMPORTANT SHAKE WELL BEFORE EACH USE NOT FOR PARENTERAL USE

THIS PRODUCT MUST BE SHAKEN WELL ESPECIALLY PRIOR TO INITIAL USE.

Each 5 mL contains 125 mg phenytoin, with a maximum alcohol content not greater than 0.6 percent.

Advice to Pharmacist and Patient-

A calibrated measuring device is recommended to measure and deliver the prescribed dose accurately. A household teaspoon or tablespoon is not an adequate device.

See package insert for complete prescribing information

Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77° F) see USP controlled room temperature. Protect from light. Do not freeze.

Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children.

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 8 hr. Available is cefazolin 1 g vial. The package insert instructs adding sterile water 2.5 mL to yield cefazolin 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin/sulbactam 0.175 g IM to a client. The amount available is ampicillin/sulbactam powder 3 g. After reconstitution, the concentration available is ampicillin/sulbactam 375 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO to a client. Available is amoxicillin oral suspension 250 mg/5 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 ceftriaxone 250 mg IM to an adult client who has a gonococcal infection. The label on the vial indicates to reconstitute each vial with 2.1 mL of sterile water to yield ceftriaxone 350 mg/mL. How many mL of the reconstituted medication should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)