A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 500 mg IM every 6 hr. The available ampicillin is in a 500 mg vial.

The package insert instructs to add 1.8 mL of sterile water to yield ampicillin 250 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (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 gentamicin 5 mg/kg via intermittent IV bolus to a patient who weighs 210 lbs.

The available gentamicin is 10 mg/mL. What volume (in 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 sterile water 2.1 mL 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.)

A nurse is preparing to administer rifampin 20 mg/kg/day PO in two divided doses to a client who weighs 132 lb and has tuberculosis.

The available rifampin is in 150 mg capsules.

How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,200 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr. 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 give clindamycin 1,200 mg IV bolus over 1 hr to a patient who is allergic to penicillin.

Available is clindamycin 1,200 mg in dextrose 5% in water 100 mL. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min?

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg via intermittent IV bolus every 8 hours. The available cefazolin is a 500 mg vial.

The package insert instructs to add 2 mL of sterile water to yield a concentration of 225 mg/mL and then add to 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride.

What volume (in mL) of cefazolin should the nurse add to the 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A healthcare professional is getting ready to give a patient voriconazole 6 mg/kg through an intermittent IV bolus. The patient weighs 127 lb. The voriconazole available is 5 mg/mL.

A nurse is preparing to administer pentamidine 4 mg/kg IM to a client who weighs 154 lb. The available pentamidine is 100 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 potassium chloride 40 mEq in dextrose 5% in 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hours.

The tubing has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole gtt/min.)

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 1g intermittent IV bolus in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL over 30 min.

The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)