The healthcare provider prescribes cefixime oral suspension 200 mg PO twice a day for an older adult who has difficulty swallowing tablets. The bottle is labeled, "Cefixime for Oral Suspension, USP 100 mg per 5 mL." How many mL should the nurse administer daily? (Enter numerical value only.)

A client with an extrapyramidal reaction receives a prescription for diphenhydramine 35 mg IM. The medication is supplied as 50 mg/mL in a 1 mL prefilled single- use syringe. How many mL should the nurse give? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's IV to be infused over 8 hours. The IV administration set delivers 10 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The healthcare provider prescribes heparin 1,400 units/hour intravenously (IV). The IV bag contains "Heparin 20,000 units in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water." How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The nurse is preparing a client's dose of an IM analgesic in a single syringe. The prescription is hydromorphone 4 mg and hydroxyzine 25 mg. The hydromorphone ampule is labeled 10 mg/mL, and the hydroxyzine is labeled 50 mg/mL. How many total mL should the nurse administer? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

Heparin 5,000 units IV is prescribed as a loading dose, to be administered over 5 minutes for a client with thrombophlebitis. The vial is labeled, "10,000 units/mL." How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The healthcare provider prescribes liraglutide 1.2 mg subcutaneously daily for a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The liraglutide pen contains 18 mg of liraglutide and will deliver doses of 0.6 mg, 1.2 mg, or 1.8 mg. When teaching the client about the use of the liraglutide pen, how many doses should the nurse tell the client is available in each pen? (Enter the numerical value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes penicillin G benzathine 1,800,000 units intramuscular (IM) for a client with a bacterial infection. The prefilled syringe is labeled, "Penicillin G benzathine 1,200,000 units/2 mL." How many mL should the nurse administer to this client? (Enter numerical value only, rounded to the nearest whole number.)

The healthcare provider prescribes amoxicillin 500 mg PO every 8 hours for a child who weighs 88 pounds. The recommended maximum safe dose is 50 mg/kg/24 hours. The available suspension is labeled, "Amoxicillin Suspension 250 mg/5 mL. Based on this child's weight, how many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the whole number.)

The healthcare provider prescribes epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg IM for an adolescent with an acute asthma episode who weighs 110 pounds. The available medication is labeled, 1 mg/mL. Based on the client's weight, how many mL should the nurse administer to this client? (Enter numerical value only, rounded to the nearest tenth.)

A client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) begins active labor at 38 weeks gestation and receives a prescription for zidovudine 2 mg/kg intravenous (IV), to be administered over 1 hour. The client weighs 185 pounds. Based on the client's weight, how many mg should the nurse prepare to administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)