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Dosage Calculation for Maternal Newborn exam test 1 () A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 1,000 mg PO per day, divided in four equal doses. Available is ampicillin 250 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose?(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT ANSWER-1 capsule

Dosage Calculation on ATI Mental Health| Question & Correct Answer (A+ Graded) A nurse is preparing to administer olanzapine 7.5 mg po daily. available is olanzapine 2.5 mg tablets. how much per dose? - CORRECT ANSWER-3 tablets a nurse is preparing to administer clozapine 0.3 g po once daily to a client. the nurse should identify that this is equivalent to how many mg? - CORRECT ANSWER-300 mg

Dosage Calculation Proctored Exam With Verified Solution () A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 tabs 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-1.5 mL A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The vi...

Dosage Calculation RN Exam Question & Correct Answer A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 20 mg PO every 6 hr PRN pain. Available is codeine oral solution 10 mg/ 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: 10 mL Follow these steps for the Ratio and Proportion method of calculation: Step 1: What is the unit of measurement the nurse should calculat...

Dosage Calculation RN Nursing Care Of Children Proctored Exam| Complete Solution A nurse is preparing to administer methimazole 0.4 mg/kg/day PO divided in two equal doses to a preschool-age child who weighs 27.3 Ib. Available is methimazole 5 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? ( Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER-0.5

Dosage Calculation RN Proctored Exam With Actual Question & Answer (A+ Graded) A nurse is preparing to admin epinephrine 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. available is epinephrine 1mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse admin? (round to the nearest tenth) - CORRECT ANSWER-0.5 a nurse is preparing to admin dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 ml IV to infuse over 8 hr. the drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 got/ml. the nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (round...

Dosage Calculation RN Proctored Exam| Question & Correct Answer (Verified) A nurse is preparing to administer eszopiclone 2,000 mcg PO to a client. How many should the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 mg A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 20 mL oral solution to a client. How many tsp should the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-4 tsp A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is furosemide injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse admsiniste...

Dosage Calculation study guide exam with verified solution Administering phenobarbital 6 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hrs to a patient weighing 44 lb. Available 20 mg/5 mL. How many mL per dose? - CORRECT ANSWER-15 mL Patient needs 6 mg per kg a day, in 2 doses that are 12hrs apart & is 44lb; FYI lb/2.2 = x kg 5mL = 20mg SO 1 mL = 4 mg 40lb/2.2 = 20kg so 6mg*20kg = 120mg a day OR 60mg per 12hr dose SO 60mg/4mg= 15mL Administering cefaclor 500 mg PO every 12 hrs. Availabl...

Dosage Calculation Exam| Complete Solution (A+ Graded) A child weighs 40 lbs. The medication order reads: 0.5 mg/kg of body weight. The nurse should administer what dose? - CORRECT ANSWER-9 Remicade 3 mg/kg IV infusion monthly has been prescribed for a client diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The client weighs 150 pounds. How many mg of Remicade will be infused? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT ANSWER-205 A 44-lb (20-kg) preschooler is being treated for inf...