The healthcare provider prescribes ganciclovir 375 mg intravenous (IV) every 12 hour to infuse over 90 minutes. The pharmacy delivers ganciclovir 375 mg in a 150 mL IV bag. How many drops/minute should the nurse regulate the gravity infusion using a drip chamber that delivers 10 drops/mL? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

Penicillin G procaine 240,000 units Intramuscularly (IM) is prescribed for a 4-year-old child who has a streptococcal respiratory infection. The medication vial is labeled, *1,200,000 units/2 mL" How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The nurse is initiating a prescription for IV dextrose 2.5% in 0.45% sodium chloride (D, 0.5% NS) at 45 mL/hour for a child with dehydration. The nurse attaches a volume-control administration set with a microdrop chamber to the bag of solution. How many microdrops/minute should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The healthcare provider prescribes cefazolin 800 mg IM every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin 1 gram," and the instructions for reconstitution state, "For IM use, add 2.5 mL sterile water for injection to provide a total volume of 3.0 mL." How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client receives a prescription for amoxicillin 250 mg PO every 8 hours. The client is to take the medication until the bottle is empty. After the nurse reconstitutes the dry powder, how many days will the bottle of medication last? (Enter numerical value only.)

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.)

A client is receiving heparin intravenous (IV) at a rate of 1,800 units/hour. The IV solution is labeled, "Heparin Sodium 20,000 Units in 5% Dextrose Injection 500 mL* After receiving the partial thromboplastin time (PTT) result, the healthcare provider prescribes an Increase of 5 mL/hour in the IV rate. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)

An adult client receives a prescription for diphenhydramine 15 mL by mouth (PO) every 12 hours as needed (PRN) for pruritus. The bottle is labeled, "Diphenhydramine 12.5 mg/5 mL." What is the total daily dose in mg that the client receives? (Enter numerical value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes 0.075 mg of levothyroxine PO daily. The medication is labeled, "50 mcg tablets." How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The nurse is preparing a dose of ketorolac 12 mg IV using a 1 mL vial containing 30 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes enoxaparin 1 mg/kg SUBQ every 12 hours for a client who weighs 132 pounds. The medication is available in 60 mg/0.6 mL prefilled syringe. How many mL should the nurse administer per day? (Enter numerical value only.)