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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer lidocaine 200 mg IM stat and repeat in 60 min. Available is lidocaine injection 300 mg/3 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading, zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:2 mL
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer isoniazid 187 mg IM. Available is isoniazid injection 100 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:1.9 mL
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer bumetanide 5 mg, PO daily. Available is bumetanide 0.5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:10 tablets
    4. A nurse is converting a medication dose from to mcg. The amount available is 5 g. The nurse should recognize that this amount is equal to how many mcg? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero)
      Correct Answer:5000000 mcg
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    1. A nurse l preparing to administer methylprednisolone acetate 60 mg IM weekly. Available is methylprednisolone acetate suspension for injection 80 mg/mL. How many mi should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:0.75 mL
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer gentamicin 1 mg/kg IM to a client who weighs 154 lb. Available is gentamicin solution 40 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:1.8 mL
    3. A nurse preparing to administer diciofenac sodium 200 mg PO daily equally divided doses every 6 hr. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading, zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing, zero.)
      Correct Answer:50 mg
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer filgrastim 480 mcg subcutaneous daily. Available is filgrastim injection 300 mcg/mL. How many mL 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:1.6 mL
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    1. A nurse preparing to administer heparin 10,000 units subcutaneous every 8 hr. Available i heparin injection 20,000 units/mL. How many mL 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 mL
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer methy prednisolone 7 mg/kg/day IM in two divided doses to a school-age child who weighs 64 lb. Available is methyiprednisolone 20 mg/mL. How many mL 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:5.1 mL
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer metronidazole 7.5 mg/kg PO to a client who weighs 146.7 lb. Available is metronidazole 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero.)
    4. A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for alendronate 70 mg PO once per week upon waking to be taken 30 min before food, fluids, or medication with a client who has osteoporosis. The client is to remain upright for 30 min after administration. How should the nurse interpret this prescription for the client?
      A)
      The client can return to bed after taking the medication, but before eating.
      B)
      Choose the same day of each week to take this medication.
      C)
      Over-the-counter oral preparations can be taken with this medication.
      D)
      Take the medication at 1800, 30 min after the evening meal.
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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 25 mg/kg IM to a child who weighs 66lb. Available is diphenhydramine injection 50 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    2. A nurse is preparing administer valproic acid 125 mg PO. Available is valproic acid syrup 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    3. A nurse is teaching a newly hired nurse about documentation in the medical record. Which of the following abbreviations should the newly hired nurse identify as a metric unit of weight?
      A)
      oz
      B)
      lb
      C)
      mcg
      D)
      mL
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer duloxetine 120 mg PO once daily to a client. Available is duloxetine 40 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer? Round of the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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    1. A nurse weighed a client who is following a weight-loss plan. The scale shows that the client weighs 91 kg. What is the client's weight in lb? (Round of the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 n IM to a client. Available is cefazolin powder for injection 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder with 2 mL of sterile water for a concentration of 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer quinapril 20 mg PO. Available is quinapril 40 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round off the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 10 mg/kg/day PO in three divided doses to a child who weighs 53 lb. Available is clindamycin oral solution 75 mg/S mL. How many mL 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.)
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    1. A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client. Which of the following medication instructions should the nurse identify as being prescribed using a metric unit?
      A)
      Take 0.5 oz 30 before meals and at bedtime
      B)
      Take 1 tsp four times daily
      C)
      Take 2 drops four times daily
      D)
      Take 15 mL. 1 hr after meals and at bedtime
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer cyanocobalamin 100 mcg IM monthly. Available is cyanocobalamin injection 1,000 mcg/mL. How many mL 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.)
    3. A preparing to administer vancomycin 500 mg via intermittent IV bolus to a client. Available is vancomycin powder for injection 1 g vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder for a final concentration of vancomycin 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.375 mg PO daily. Available is digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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