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NRS 100 drug calc med mathWhat are the 6 rights to safe administration - answerright..
client
documentation
time
medation
dose
route
Solid medication examples - answertab
capsule
time release cap/tab
enteric coated tab
caplet
Order is Lasix 40 mg p.o. dailyAvailable: 20 mg tablets - answerx=2 tabs
Where is the conversion factor placed in the equation - answersecond fraction inside
the equation
Order: Amp 0.5g IM q6h
Available: 250 mg per mL - answer2 mL
Mr. Ross's fever has subsided and he has no other s/s of infection. The doctor has
added Flagyl 500 mg IV q6h and has discontinued the PCA morphine. She also wrote
an order for Percocet 5/325 2 tab p.o. q6h prn pain. Mr. Ross is now complaining of
7/10 pain. It is also time to hang the Flagyl. At the Pyxis, you have available:Flagyl 0.5 g
in 100 mLPercocet 5/325 tablets - answerPull 2 tabs of Percocet and 100 mL of Flagyl
from the Pyxis.
Order: Synthroid75 mcg by mouth dailyAvailable: Synthroid50 mcg/tabletQuestion: How
many tablets should the nurse administer to the client? - answer1.5 tb
Order: DiaBeta5 mg by mouth dailyAvailable: DiaBeta2.5 mg/tablet Question: How
many tablets should the nurse administer to the client? - answer2 tab
Order: Heparin 7500 units subcutb.i.d.Question: How many milliliters should the nurse
administer to the client? (Round to the nearest 100thplace.) - answer0.75 mL
Order: Methylprednisolone 100 mg IV b.i.d.Question: How many milliliters should the
nurse administer to the client? (Round to the nearest 10thplace.) - answer1.6mL
, Order: Potassium Chloride 40 mEq p.o. b.i.d
Available: KCl 20 mEq tablets
How many tablets will you administer per dose?2)Order: Cleocin 300 mg IV q6h
Available: Cleocin 0.6 g per 4 mL
How many mL will you administer per dose?3)Order: Kefzol 0.5 g IV q6h
Available: Kefzol 225 mg per mL
How many mL will you administer per dose? - answer2
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2.2
refer to phone for practice reconsitution probs - answerok
In IV flow rate calculation (mL/hr)
if calculation yields a decimal expression round to the... - answernearest 10th
if the infusion is managed without an electron pump, the rate is calulated in drop per min
(gtt/min) and rounded to the - answernearest whole number
IV prob
infuse 3,000mL over 24 hrs - answerx=125 mL/hr
Problem: Infuse D5W at 100 mL per hr What is rate in gtt/min? DF = 10 gtt/mL -
answerx=16.6
x=17 gtt/min
When rounding with parenteral and IC med
if the tot vol to be administered is greater than/equal to 1 - answerRound answer to
nearest tenth when...
if the tot volume to be administered is less 1mL - answerround to hundreths
When the problem requires the nurse to calculate the rate of infusion of an IC
medication or Intravenous fluid that will be delivered via an electronic pump the student
must round their answer to - answer10th
When the problem requires the nurse to calculate the rate of infusion of an IC
medication or Intravenous fluid that will be delivered via gravity flow the student must
round their answer to - answerwhole number
When administering tablets what portions are appropriate - answerhalfs/quarters
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