Pharm nu440 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Dosage Calculation Practice 2022/2023 All Answered Correctly. A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct d...

NU440 Pharm Quiz 6 1. Potassium chloride 10 mEq intravenously has been ordered for a client whose potassium is 2.9 following diuretics. How will the nurse administer the potassium dose? Dilute the dose in a 50 ml IV rider and infused over a minimum of 30 minutes Push the dose as a rapid IV push because of the patient’s dangerously low potassium level Push the dose in increments over 10 minutes Ask to give the dose in a large muscle since the intravenously route ...