MANDYUse the following information about a child and her order to calculate answers.Mandy, a child who weighs 15 kilograms, is to be given amoxicillin. The recommended dosage of amoxicillin for children is 20 to 40 mg/kg/day po in equally divided doses administered q8h. What is the recommended range of milligrams of medication for this child per day?minimum: __________ mg maximum: __________ mg

MEDICATION ORDERSCalculate the amount of medication that will be given to administer one dose of the following medication orders. Round all parenteral administration orders that are over 1 mL to one decimal place. Round all parenteral administration orders under 1 mL to two decimal places. Do not include zeros at the end of decimal numbers. The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a client’s age, condition, reaction, additional medications, and other factors. Order: penicillin G potassium 400 000 units IM qidSupply: penicillin G potassium 500 000 units per 2 mLGive: __________ mL

Which type of immunity occurs when the body is exposed to a relatively harmless form of an antigen that imprints this information on the body’s memory bank and stimulates the body’s defences to resist any subsequent exposures?

A client has been prescribed a tetracycline. What important information should the nurse tell the client about taking this medication?

ADMINISTERCalculate the amount of medication you will give to administer one dose of the following medication orders. Assume all tablets are scored, when necessary. The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a client’s age, condition, reaction, additional medications, and other factors. Order: levothyroxine 0.2 mg po dailySupply: bottle of 100 tablets of levothyroxine 100 mcg per tabletGive: __________ tablet(s)

ADMINISTERCalculate the amount of medication you will give to administer one dose of the following medication orders. Assume all tablets are scored, when necessary. The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a client’s age, condition, reaction, additional medications, and other factors. Order: erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg po q12hSupply: E.E.S. 400 (erythromycin ethylsuccinate) 400 mg per tabletGive: __________ tablet(s)

During drug therapy for pneumonia, a female client develops a superinfection. She asks the nurse how this could have happened. Which is the nurse’s best explanation to the client?

A client is taking omeprazole for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. What important information should the nurse give the client about this medication?

Which drug is commonly used to induce total cleansing of the bowel before diagnostic or surgical bowel procedures?

A client taking an antibiotic suddenly develops hives. The hives are an example of which reactions?