The physician orders vancomycin 500 mg in 250 mL of D5W IVPB daily to infuse over 2 hours. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtts/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute.

The patient's medication is ordered to be administered TID. Which times will be entered into the patient's medication schedule?

What should the nurse use when placing medication into a patient’s vaginal canal?

A patient is due for a 40-mg dose of furosemide (Lasix) at 9:00 AM on May 5, 2013. The drug label reads "20 mg per tablet." The tablets in the bottle appear firm and unbroken. The expiration date on the bottle reads "April 2, 2013." The best nursing action is to:

When the nurse brings pills to the patient, the patient is unable to hold the paper cup with the medications. What should the nurse do?

A patient in pain requests the prescribed pain medication, which is an opioid. Which nursing assessment is essential before administering the opioid?

Which statement is correct about patient tolerance to medications?

When categorizing medications, drug classifications may be defined by the effects of the drug and:

Before integrating humor in the care of an Asian patient, the nurse should:

When preparing to administer an intradermal injection to an adult, the nurse ensures that the dose amount does not exceed 0.1 mL. A 1 mL tuberculin syringe is used with a 25-gauge needle and is administered at which angle?

The physician gives orders to infuse 1 unit (250 mL) of packed red blood cells over 4 hours. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.