A nurse is preparing to administer insulin aspart based on a sliding scale for a client with type 2 diabetes before breakfast. The client has a fingerstick glucose level of 15 How many units of insulin aspart will the client receive? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Insulin Sliding Scale:

Below 70-call MD

150-199- give 2 units

200-249- give 4 units

250-299-give 6 units

300- 349-give 8 units

350-399-give 10 units

400 and above-give 12 units, call MD

A nurse is preparing to infuse 4 units/hr of regular insulin for a client with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The amount available is 50 units in a 100 mL bag of 0.9 sodium chloride. How will the nurse set up the flow rate (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 desmopressin 0.2 mg daily to a client. Available is desmopressin 0.1 mg tablets. How many tablets 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 18 units of mixed insulin (NPH/Regular 50/50) for a client with type 2 diabetes. How many units of NPH will the client receive 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 caring for client who has sepsis and a prescription for vancomycin 1 g in 250 mL dextrose 5% (DSW) over 2 hr by IV intermittent bolus. 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 buspirone 7.5 mg PO every 12 hr to a client. The amount available is buspirone 15 mg/tablet. How many tablets 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 fluconazole 400 mg by intermittent IV bolus daily. Available is fluconazole 400 mg in 0.9% sodium chloride (NS) 200 mL to infuse over 2 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth/whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer atenolol 25 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is atenolol 50 mg/tab. How many tablets 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 dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 150 mL IV to infuse over 3 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/ml. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (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 ticarcillin 3.1 g by intermittent IV bolus over 30 min. Available is ticarcillin 3.1 g in 50 ml 0.9% sodium chloride (NS). 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 client is to receive enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneously. Available is enoxaparin 40 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.)