An adult client with myasthenia gravis is receiving pyridostigmine (Mestinon) 126 mg PO every 4 hours. The drug is available as 60 mg in 5 ml syrup. How many ml should the nurse administer? (If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client receives a prescription for levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) 0.05 mg by mouth once daily. The medication is available in scored tablets labeled 0.1 mg. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The health-care provider prescribes trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim-DS Oral Suspension) 120 mg BID for a child with bronchitis. The Bactrim bottle is labeled "200 mg/5ml." How many ml should the nurse administer at each dose? (Enter the numeric value, whole number, only.)

The health-care provider prescribes an intermittent infusion of nafcillin (Unipen) 800 mg IV for a pediatric client. The drug is dispensed in a concentration of 250 mg/ml, and the recommended infusion concentration is 40 mg/ml. When adding the prescribed dose to the volume control device, how many ml of IV solution should the nurse add to dilute? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

An IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline 500 ml with ammonium chloride 0.2 mEq/ml is prescribed for a client who was admitted for an amphetamine overdose. How many mEq of ammonium chloride should the nurse use to prepare the solution? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

An 88 pound child with iron deficiency anemia has been prescribed ferrous fumarate 3 mg/kg/day PO three times daily. The medication is available in oral suspension of 100 mg/5 ml. The nurse is instructing the mother in measuring the correct dose. How many ml should the child receive for each dose?

A 110-pound, adult female is admitted to the Emergency Center after receiving burns to 40 percent of her body. Using the Parkland formula, the client's fluid requirements for the first 24 hours after injury is calculated using Lactated Ringer's 4 ml solution x Body weight (in kilograms) x Percent burn. The client should receive one-half of the 24-hour calculated fluid volume in the first 8 hours of treatment. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour during the first 8 hours? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The health-care provider prescribes propofol (Diprivan) at 8 mcg/kg/minute for a client during conscious sedation. The drug is dispensed as a secondary infusion labeled, 0.9% normal saline 50 ml with propofol 100 mg/50 ml The client's weight is 198 pounds. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client with a gastrostomy tube (GT) receives a prescription for Osmolite® 1/2 strength enteral formula at 80 ml/hour. To prepare a 4 hour solution, the nurse should dilute the full-strength formula with how many ml of water? (Enter numeric value only.)

The health-care provider prescribes the adjustment of the IV hourly rate based on the nasogastric tube (NGT) output every 4 hour for a client who had abdominal surgery yesterday. From 1200 to 1600, the NGT output was 240 ml, and the IV of Dextrose 5% in 0.45% Sodium chloride (D, 1/2 NS) was infused at a rate of 100 ml/hour. At 1600 the nurse should regulate the IV to deliver how many ml/hour to replace this fluid loss? (Enter numeric value only, using a whole number.)

A client who weighs 65 kg is receiving an infusion of Dextrose 5% in Water (DW) 250 ml with dopamine 400 mg at 12 ml/hour. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client receiving? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)