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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...

ATI RN Critical Care Dosage Calculation Proctored Assessment 3.1

Dosage Calculation RN Critical Care Online Practice Assessment 3.0

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