A nurse is preparing to administer risperidone 5 mg PO.

Available is risperidone 2 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).

The physician orders vancomycin hydrochloride 2 g/day by mouth in 4 divided doses.

The pharmacy fills the client's prescription with 500 mg vancomycin hydrochloride capsules.

The nurse should instruct the client to take______capsule(s) per dose.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily.

The amount available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablet.

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

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

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 250 mg PO.

Available is amoxicillin oral suspension 125 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 lorazepam 2 mg PO.

Available in lorazepam 1 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer?

A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 100mcg po to a client who has hypothyroidism.

Available levothyroxine is 50 mcg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round off to the nearest whole number.

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

A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 3 mg PO.

Available are dexamethasone 1.5 mg tablets.

How many tablets 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.).

Which medication should the nurse have available to reverse heparin's effects for a client who has thrombophlebitis and is receiving a continuous heparin infusion?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to self-administer regular insulin and NPH insulin from the same syringe.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for nebulizer treatments.

Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse a need for further teaching?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about the manifestations of hyperglycemia with a client who has diabetes mellitus.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?