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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer nystatin 400,000 units PO every 6 hr. Available is nystatin oral suspension 100,000 units/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:4 mL
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer lisinopril 2.5 mg PO to an older adult client. Available is lisinopril 5 mg table 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 tablets
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin 40 mg subcutaneous for prevention of deep-vein thrombosis. Available is enoxaparin 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 trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:0.4 mL per dose
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer calcitonin 8 units/kg IM to a client who weighs 165 lb. Available is 200 units/mL. How many mL 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:3 mL
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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer ketorolac 30 mg IM for loading dose. Available is ketorolac injection 15 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.)
      Correct Answer:2 mL
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer megestrol 200 mg PO to a client. Available is megestrol oral suspension 40 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: trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:5 mL
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 30 mg IM to client. Available is furosemide 10 mg/mL. How many mL 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:3 mL
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 17,500 units subcutaneous every 12 hr to a client. Available is heparin injection 20,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.
      Correct Answer:0.88 mL per dose
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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer chlorpromazine 0.55 mg/kg IM to a child who weighs 66 lb. Available is chlorpromazine 25 mg/mL for injection. 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:0.7 mL
    2. A nurse preparing to administer morphine 7.5 mg subcutaneous. Available is morphine injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:0.75 mL
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 300 mg PO every 12 hr to a client who has a seizure disorder. Available is phenytoin oral suspension 125 mg/5 mL. How many mi 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.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 150 mcg PO. Available is levothyroxine 75 mcg tablets. How many tablets should the administer? (Round the answer 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 methotrexate 7.5 mg subcutaneous for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Available is methotrexate 15mg/0.4 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not trailing zero
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer prednisone 15 mg PO to a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Available is prednisone 10 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.)
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO to a client. Available is amoxicillin oral suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    4. A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is to receive 0.9% sodium chloride 800 mL IV over 6 hr. The nurse should ensure the IV pump is set to deliver how many mi/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero.)
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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 500 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr. 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.)
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin/sulbactam 0.175g IM to a client. The amount available is ampicillin/sulbactam 3 g. After reconstitution, the concentration available is ampicillin/sulbactam 375 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer the nearest tenth. Use leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    3. A nurse preparing to minister 0.9% sodium chloride via continuous IV infusion at 125 mL/hr. The primary tubing has a drop factor of 15gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the infusion pump to 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 exenatide 10 mcg subcutaneous every 12 hr. Available is exenatide 250 mcg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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    1. A nurse preparing to administer dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's 2 L IV to infuse over 12 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    2. A nurse is reviewing a client's new prescription for indomethacin 100 mg. PO now, then 50 mg PO TID with food for pain relief. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
      A)
      Administer the medication as needed for pain
      B)
      Administer the medication twice daily.
      C)
      Administer a loading dose of 106 mg PO.
      D)
      Administer the medication 2 hr after meals.
      E)
      Administer the medication with a snack.
    3. A nurse is reviewing medications prescribed for a client. For which of the following prescriptions should the nurse contact the provider for clarification?
      A)
      Fentanyl 25 mcg/hr transderm patch
      B)
      Meloxicam 15 mg PO daily
      C)
      Docusate sodium 200 mg PO at bedtime
      D)
      Regular insulin 8 units subcutaneous before meals
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 8 hr. Available is cefazolin 1 g vial. The package inserts instructs adding sterile water 2.5 mL to yield cefazolin 330 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.)
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