The doctor writes an order for 125 mg of a medication. The label on the vial states "50 mg per ml". How many ml should the nurse administer?
The doctor ordered 3 teaspoons of Basaljel suspension in water or juice. How many cc of Basaljel (aluminum carbonate) should the nurse place in the medicine cup?
A post-operative client has an order for Demerol 35 mg and Phenergan 12.5 mg. The nurse reviews the labels of the medications. Injectable Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) is prepared as 50 mg / ml and Phenergan (promethazine hydrochloride) is prepared as 25 mg/ml. How many cc total should the nurse administer? Show your work.
Mr. Jones' hypertension has not responded adequately to previous dosage of Lozol. His order is now Lozol 5 mg PO q am. Available is Lozol (indapamide) 1.25 mg scored tablets. How many tablets should the nurse give him?
Mr. Jones I.V. was hung at noon. It is a liter bag and is infusing at 65 ml/hr. How many hours will this bag last?
6. The physician orders 2 liters of lactated ringers over 16 hours. The drip factor of the tubing is 20 gtt/cc. What will be the flow rate?
a. 33.33 or 34 gtt/min
b. 41.66 or 42 gtt/min
c. 25 gtt/min
d. 20 gtt/min
7. 1000 ml of RL is to be administered over 12 hours.
How many drops per minute should the IV drip?
(15 gtt/ml set)