The medication order is for 325 mg of an oral suspension twice daily. The nurse correctly indicates that _________grams is the equivalent measurement.

Which dosage strength, if transcribed onto the medication order sheet, would the nurse question?

The nurse is to administer cefadroxil oral suspension 0.75 g PO every 12 hr. The pharmacy sends a cefadroxil oral suspension with a dosage strength of 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse sets up the following proportion:

250 mg: 5 mL :: 0.75 g: x mL

The nurse converts 0.75 g to mg, then solves the proportion. How much medication will the nurse give the patient?

The patient receives 5 liters of fluid. The nurse correctly records that the patient has received ______ mL.

The nurse reads the following on the heparin drug label:

HEPARIN

20,000

USP units per mL

1-mL Multi-Dose Vial

The nurse correctly determines:

A nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication. Which of the following is the priority safety steр?

The nurse is preparing 0900 medications for Patients A, B, C, and D.

Patient A: Order: vemurafenib 0.96 g PO daily; Available: 240 mg tablets

Patient B: Order: colchicine 1.2 mg PO today; Available: 0.6 mg tablets

Patient C: Order: citalopram 20 mg PO daily; Available: 10 mg/5 mL

Patient D: Order: ceftazidime 1 g IV every 12 hr; Available: 1 g/50 mL

Which of the following orders will require the nurse to do a conversion before administering the ordered 0900 medication?

The medication administration record (MAR) includes an order for glycopyrrolate oral solution 2 mg twice daily PO. The medication drawer contains glycopyrrolate oral solution labeled "1 mg/5 mL."Which of the following is the correct setup for the drug dosage calculation?

The nurse is developing a household equivalent measurement conversion chart for the patient. The nurse accurately completes the following chart:

Equivalent Measurement

5 mL = 1 teaspoon

15 mL = 3 teaspoon

15 mL =? tablespoon

The nurse informs the patient that 2,000 milliliters of fluid was given during the day shift. The amount that correctly reflects the total liters given is:

A patient's medication dose was changed from 0.06 mg to a new dose of 0.054 mg. In reviewing the change in dose, the nurse is correct to inform the patient that: