A child is prescribed an oral elixer medication and is to take 1 tsp PO bid. When counseling the child’s parents about administering this drug, the nurse should tell them to:

Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is an acute, self-limiting, lymphoproliferative condition characterized by viral infection of ___________.

Order: amoxicillin (Amoxil) 500 mg PO, four times a day. Supply:   How many milligrams would this patient receive in a 12 hour period? _______________mg (round to the whole)

A 75-year-old patient who lives alone will begin taking a narcotic analgesic for pain. To help ensure patient safety, the MSN-RN knows to:

When evaluating the appropriate dosing of warfarin (Coumadin) in an older adult, it is important to consider:

The physician orders furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg, PO daily, for a child that weighs 10kg.  The recommended dose for this medication is 2mg/kg. The pharmacy supplies furosemide (Lasix) 10 mg/mL. How many milliliter(s) will you give this child per day? __________________________mL (round to the whole)

The physician orders furosemide (Lasix) 30 mg, PO daily, for a child that weighs 15 kg. The recommended dose for this medication is 2mg/Kg. The pharmacy supplies furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg/mL. How many milliliter(s) will you give this child per dose? ______________ mL/dose (round to the tenth)

The flexor and extensor retinaculae of the foot are bands of connective tissue that help compress the long tendons that cross the ankle and act on the foot.  Where do you think you might find the extensor retinaculum?  anterior ankle/dorsal foot *Since the retinaculae were not covered in lecture, I made certain that this question was not dependent on knowledge of the retinaculae.  Instead, to answer this question, you’d only need to know where the tendons of the ankle are located.  

Gangrene and necrosis of the lung are reported with _____.

The client is ordered to receive ampicillin (Ampicin) 250 mg IV every 6 hours. Ampicillin (Ampicin) 1 gram is supplied in powdered form in a 10 mL vial. The directions on the bottle state to add 5 mL sterile water for injection for a concentration of 200 mg/mL. How many milliliters will be delivered each dose? ______ mL/dose (Whole number)