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The client is to receive Docusate sodium 100 mg PO twice daily. What is this dose of medication in grams? correct answers 0.1 grams
The client is to receive Kanamycin sulfate 1 g PO every 6 hours for 5 days. What is this dose of medication in milligrams? correct answers 1000 mg
The client is ...
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The client is to receive Docusate sodium 100 mg PO twice daily. What is this dose of medication
in grams? correct answers 0.1 grams
The client is to receive Kanamycin sulfate 1 g PO every 6 hours for 5 days. What is this dose of
medication in milligrams? correct answers 1000 mg
The client is to receive Levothyroxine sodium 0.175 mg daily. The available medication is 175
mcg tablets. How many tablets should the client receive? correct answers 1 mg= 1000 mcg
1 tablet
The client had 240 mL of milk, 180 mL of apple juice, and 120 mL of water with the 1000 am
medications. What is the total intake the nurse should document in liters on the intake and output
form? correct answers 0.54 L
240 x 180 x 120=540 mL then convert to Liters
A client had the following clear liquid dinner: 4 tbsp of apple juice, 8 oz of beef broth, 4 oz of
orange gelatin, and 1/2 pint (500mL = 1 pint) of tea. What is the total intake the nurse should
document in milliliters on the intake and output form? correct answers 670 mL
4 tbsp= 60 mL
8 oz= 240 mL
4 oz= 120 mL
1/2 pint= 250 mL
How many milliliters would the nurse document on the intake and output form as being absorbed
from a 1 L bag if 125 mL was left in the bag? correct answers 875 mL
1000 mL= 1 L
- 125 mL
A client has an order for 1200 mL of water by mouth every 24 hours. How many ounces does the
client have to drink? correct answers 40 oz
30 mL= 1 oz
1200mL/ 30mL
A client weight 4.5 kg. How many pounds should the nurse document on the chart? Round to the
nearest tenth. correct answers 9.9 lb
2.2lb x 4.5 kg
, A physician prescribed 10 mg of an antibiotic per kilogram of body weight for a client who
weighs 165 lbs. How many kilograms does the client weight? How many grams per kilogram
would the nurse give? correct answers 0.010 g/kg
165/2.2= 75 kg
10 mg/ kg divided by 1000
A client on a fluid-restriction diet is directed to take his daily medication with 120 mL of water.
The client will use a measuring cup and pour how many ounces? correct answers 4 oz
1 oz= 30 mL
120 mL/ 30 mL
The primary healthcare provider has advised a client with diarrhea to drink eight 10-ounce
glasses of water daily. How many milliliter will the client drink? correct answers 2,400 mL
8 x 10= 80 oz
80 oz x 30 mL
A client with rheumatoid arthritis has been prescribed indomethacin 0.15 g per day. The nurse
has indomethacin oral suspension available at 25 mg/ 5 mL. How many milliliters of
indomethacin should the nurse administer to the client? Round your answer as a whole number.
correct answers 30 mL
0.15g= 150 mg
150 mg x 5 mL = 750 mL
750 mg/ 25 mg= 30 mL
A nurse receives a presto administer 8,000 mcg of melphalan to a client weighing 40 kg. The
dosage strength of the medication is 2 mg/ tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer
to the client? Round your answer as a whole number. correct answers 4 tablets
8,000 mcg/ 1,000 mcg= 8 mg
8mg/ x tab multiplied by 1 tab/ 2 mg= 8/2= 4
A patient with a bacterial infection has been prescribed 0.18 g of doxycycline. The dosage
strength of the available medication is 6 mg/mL. Calculate the amount of doxycycline oral
suspension to be administered per dose to the client in mL. Round your answer as a whole
number. correct answers 30 mL/ dose
1,000 mg= 1g
180 mg/ x tab multiplied by 1 tab/ 6 mg=
180/6= 30
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