A primary healthcare provider prescribes 1.5 L of normal saline (NS) to be given over 24 hours for continuous intravenous (IV) infusion to a client who has diarrhea.
What should be the rate of infusion that is required to be set in the infusion pump?

41.7 mL/hr

83.3 mL/hr

20.8 mL/hr

62.5 mL/hr

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is D

To calculate the rate of infusion, we need to divide the total volume to be infused (1.5 L) by the total time of infusion (24 hours)

1.5 L = 1500 mL (since 1 L = 1000 mL)

Dividing 1500 mL by 24 hours gives us the rate of 62.5 mL/hr.

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Correct Answer is A

Explanation

The amount of ampicillin in one dose is 390 mg.

This answer is correct because it is based on a series of multiplication and division calculations. The nurse should follow these steps to determine the amount of ampicillin in one dose:

1) Multiply the prescribed dose per kilogram per day by the child's weight in kilograms to get the total dose per day in milligrams, as follows:

150 mg/kg/day x 10.4 kg = 1560 mg/day

Therefore, the child needs 1560 mg of ampicillin per day.

2) Divide the total dose per day by the number of doses per day to get the amount of each dose in milligrams, as follows:

1560 mg/day / 4 doses/day = 390 mg/dose

Therefore, the amount of ampicillin in one dose is 390 mg.

A. "Take five and a half tablets daily." B. "Take two and a half tablets daily." C. "Take five tablets daily." D. "Take two tablets daily."

Correct Answer is C

Explanation

The instruction that should be given to this client for the eﬀective management of hypertension is to take

**five tablets** of bisoprolol per day, each containing 100 mg.

This is because the new order of 500 mg of bisoprolol per day is twice as much as the current dose of 250 mg of bisoprolol per day (two and a half tablets of 100 mg each). Therefore, the client needs to double the number of tablets they take per day from two and a half to five.

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A primary healthcare provider prescribes 1.5 L of normal saline (NS) to be given over 24 hours for continuous intravenous (IV) infusion to a client who has diarrhea. What should be the rate of infusion that is required to be set in the infusion pump?

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A nurse has to administer IV ampicillin every 6 hours to a child who weighs 10.4 kg. The prescribed dose is 150 mg/kg/day. What is the amount of ampicillin in one dose?

Correct Answer is A

Explanation

A client with hypertension currently takes two and a half tablets of bisoprolol per day, each containing 100 mg. The new order is 500 mg of bisoprolol per day. What instruction should be given to this client for the eﬀective management of hypertension?

Correct Answer is C

Explanation

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A primary healthcare provider prescribes 1.5 L of normal saline (NS) to be given over 24 hours for continuous intravenous (IV) infusion to a client who has diarrhea.
What should be the rate of infusion that is required to be set in the infusion pump?