A nurse is preparing to administer methadone 2.5 mg PO every 8 hr to a client who is postpartum.

Available is methadone oral solution 10 mg/5 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 morphine 5 mg IM to a client who is postpartum.

Available is morphine injection 10 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 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 preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 6 hr to a postpartum client.

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 lactated Ringer’s 2,000 mL IV to infuse over 6 hr to a pregnant client who has hyperemesis gravidarum.

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 caring for a client who has a prescription for magnesium hydroxide 30 mL PO every morning PRN constipation.

Available is magnesium hydroxide 240 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Use a leading zero if it applies.)

A nurse is preparing to administer lidocaine 1.7 mg/min via continuous IV infusion to a client who is pregnant and has a ventricular arrhythmia.

Set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 30 mEq PO every 12 hr. Available is potassium chloride 10 mEq sustained-release 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 monitoring a client who is in preterm labor and has a prescription for terbutaline 250 mcg subcutaneously every 20 min.

Available is terbutaline 1 mg/mL. How many mL 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 ketorolac 15 mg IM every 6 hr PRN for pain to a client who is postoperative following a cesarean birth.

How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.). 

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and has a prescription for oxytocin 10 units IM one time only for the saturation of a perineal pad in 15 min or less. How should the nurse interpret this prescription?