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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer amiodarone 0.5 mg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who is postpartum and has atrial fibrillation. Set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:30 mL/hr
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 30 mEq PO every 12 hr. Available is potassium chloride 10 mEq sustained-release tablets. How many tablets 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:3 tablets
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer methylergonovine 0.2 mg IM to a client. Available is methylergonovine injection 200 mcg/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.)
      Correct Answer:1 mL
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 6 hr to a postpartum client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:167 mL/hr
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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin 6 milliunits/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who is undergoing augmentation of labor. Set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:360 mL/hr
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 5 mg IM to a client who is postpartum. Available is morphine injection 10 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:0.5 mL
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer methadone 2.5 mg PO every 8 hr to a client who is postpartum. Available is methadone oral solution 10 mg/5 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:1.3 mL
    4. A nurse is caring for an infant. The mother states the infant took 2.5 oz of formula at the last feeding. How many mL should the nurse document as the intake on the I&O record? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:75 mL
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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer propylthiouracil 300 mg/day PO in three equal doses to a client who is at 8 weeks of gestation. 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:100 mg
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer oxycodone 10 mg PO every 6 hr PRN for severe pain to a client who is postpartum following a cesarean birth. How many tablet(s) 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.)
      Correct Answer:2 tablets
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 5 hr to a client following a cesarean birth. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (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 lactated Ringer’s 2,000 mL IV to infuse over 6 hr to a pregnant client who has hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round 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 is preparing to administer lidocaine 1.7 mg/min via continuous IV infusion to a client who is pregnant and has a ventricular arrhythmia. Set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 1 mcg/kg/min to a newborn who weighs 8 lb 4 oz. Available is nitroprusside 50 mg in 0.9% sodium chloride. How many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies.)
    3. A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and has a prescription for oxytocin 10 units IM one time only for the saturation of a perineal pad in 15 min or less. How should the nurse interpret this prescription?
      A)
      Wait 15 min to administer the medication after the client saturates a perineal pad.
      B)
      Administer the medication once if the client saturates the perineal pad within 15 min.
      C)
      Offer the medication now to prevent saturation of the perineal pad.
      D)
      Administer the medication every 15 min regardless of pad saturation.
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer naloxone 0.2 mg IM for respiratory depression. Available is naloxone injection 0.4 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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    1. A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client to the postpartum unit and is reviewing the client’s prescribed medications. The nurse should clarify which of the following prescriptions with the provider?
      A)
      Calcium carbonate 790 mg PO.
      B)
      Ibuprofen 600 mg PO every 6 hr PRN for moderate pain.
      C)
      Oxycodone 5 mg PO every 6 hr PRN for severe pain.
      D)
      Bisacodyl 10 mg rectal now.
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer ketorolac 15 mg IM every 6 hr PRN for pain to a client who is postoperative following a cesarean birth. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.).
    3. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for magnesium hydroxide 30 mL PO every morning PRN constipation. Available is magnesium hydroxide 240 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 250 mg PO to a client who has mastitis. Available is cephalexin 500 mg tablets. How many tablets 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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    1. A nurse is caring for a newborn who weighs 3,500 g. The nurse should record the newborn’s weight as how many kg? (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 to administer regular insulin 0.05 units/kg/hr to a newborn who weighs 4.7 lb. Available is regular insulin 10 units in 0.9% sodium chloride. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the IV pump to deliver? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies.)
    3. A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for propranolol 200 mg PO daily divided in equal doses every 12 hr for a client who has migraine headaches. How many mg should the client self-administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer pyridoxine 1.2 mg PO to a client. How many mcg 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.) .
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