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 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 venlafaxine 75 mg/day in two divided doses to a patient who has depression. The available medication is in 37.5 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer with each 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 obtaining a medication history from a client who reports taking 1 oz of magnesium hydroxide daily as a laxative.

The nurse should identify that this dose equates to how many mL? (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 morphine 7.5 mg subcutaneously.

The available morphine is an injection of 10 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 methylprednisolone sodium succinate 30 mg/kg via intermittent IV bolus to a client who weighs 169 lb. The available methylprednisolone sodium succinate is 125 mg/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 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 dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride 3 L IV to infuse over 24 hours.

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 acetaminophen 15 mg/kg via intermittent IV bolus to a client who weighs 99 lb. The available acetaminophen is 1,000 mg/100 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 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 set to administer darbepoetin at a dosage of 0.45 mcg/kg subcutaneously once weekly to a patient who weighs 198 lbs.

The available darbepoetin is 300 mcg/mL. What volume (in 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.)