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NCLEX Medication/IV CalculationsThe health care provider prescribes ibuprofen (children's Motrin) 5 mg per kg for a child who weighs
13 pounds. How many milligrams (mg) should the nurse administer to the child? Fill in the blank.
Record your answer using one decimal place. - verified answer 143
A client with sickle cell anemia is being treated for sickle cell crisis. The health care provider
prescribes morphine sulfate 2 mg. The concentration of the vial is 10 mg/mL of solution. How many
milliliters of solution should the nurse administer? Fill in the blank. - verified answer 0.2
Penicillin V 250 mg orally every 8 hours, is prescribed for a child with a respiratory infection. The
child's weight is 45 pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 25 to 50 mg/kg/day. Which statement
accurately describes the prescribed dosage for this child? - verified answer The dosage is within the
safe dosage range.
The nurse hangs a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag of 5% dextrose in water (D5W) at 0700. The IV is to
infuse at 100 mL/hr, and the nurse places a time tape on the IV bag. At noon the nurse should expect
that the infusion line on the IV bag would be at which point? Refer to figure. - verified answer 2
A health care provider prescribes potassium chloride (KCl) elixir, 20 mEq orally daily. The medication
label states potassium chloride (KCl), 30 mEq/15 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse prepare
to administer the dose? Fill in the blank. - verified answer 10
The medication prescribed is atropine sulfate, 0.4 mg. The medication label states atropine sulfate,
0.5 mg/0.5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to administer to the client? Fill in the
blank. - verified answer 0.4
The medication prescription states to administer acetaminophen (Tylenol), 650 mg orally for a
temperature of more than 38° C. The medication bottle states Tylenol (acetaminophen), 325 mg
tablets. The nurse takes the client's temperature and notes that it is 101° F. The nurse plans to take
which action? - verified answer Administer two Tylenol tablets.
A health care provider prescribes an intramuscular (IM) dose of 250,000 units of penicillin G
benzathine (Bicillin). The label on the 10-mL ampule sent from the pharmacy reads penicillin G
benzathine 300,000 units/mL. How much medication will the nurse prepare to administer the
correct dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to one decimal place. - verified answer 0.8
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) 25 mg orally every 6 hours is prescribed for a child with
an allergic reaction. The child weighs 25 kg. The safe pediatric dosage is 5 mg/kg/day. What should
, the nurse determine about the medication dosage? - verified answer The dosage is within the safe
range.
The prescription reads to give ondansetron hydrochloride 0.15 mg/kg of body weight 30 minutes
before receiving chemotherapy. The client weighs 132 pounds. How many milligrams (mg) of
ondansetron hydrochloride will the nurse administer? Fill in the blank. - verified answer 9
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is asked to prepare an intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL 5%
dextrose in lactated Ringer's at 80 mL/hr to be administered to an assigned client. The LPN time-
tapes the bag with a start time of 09:00. After making hourly marks on the time-tape, the LPN notes
that which time would mark the completion time for the bag? - verified answer 21:30
The intravenous prescription is 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl (normal saline) to run over 12 hours. The drop
factor is 15 gtts/1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate to how many gtts/minute? Fill in the
blank and record the answer to the nearest whole number. - verified answer 21
A client is complaining of abdominal pain and nausea. The prescription is as follows: give
hydroxyzine (Vistaril) 25 mg intramuscularly and meperidine (Demerol) 25 mg intramuscularly, stat.
Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) is available 50 mg/mL. Meperidine (Demerol) is available in 25 mg/0.5 mL. The
nurse should combine the doses in one syringe for administration to the ventrogluteal muscle. How
many milliliters should the nurse administer in total? Fill in the blank. - verified answer 1
A health care provider prescribes a bolus of 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline (NS) to run over 4 hours.
The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtt) per 1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate at how many
gtt per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to the nearest whole number. - verified answer
21
The health care provider's prescription reads "phenytoin (Dilantin) 0.2 g orally, twice daily." The
medication label states 100-mg capsules. How many capsule(s) should the nurse plan to administer
over a 24 hour period? Fill in the blank. - verified answer 4
The nurse is asked to regulate the flow rate of an intravenous (IV) solution being administered to a
client. The IV bag contains 50 mL of solution and the solution is to be administered over 30 minutes.
The administration set has a drop factor of 10 drops (gtts)/mL. The nurse should regulate the roller
clamp on the infusion set to deliver how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Round answer to
the nearest whole number. - verified answer 17
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