Order: Amphotericin B 55.5 mg IV every day Available: Use the labels below to answer the questions that follow. amph b lab 1.jpg  amp b lab 2 prep.jpg   [BLANK-1] How many milliliters will the nurse administer (initial dose)? [BLANK-2] What is the vial strength? Express final answer(s) to the nearest tenth, when indicated.

The nurse receives the following order. Give ceftriaxone 750 mg IM x 1 NOW. The medication is available in the following form. (Use label below.) ceftriaxone 2 g vial label.jpg   Part 1: Provide answer to questions a and b in the respective text boxes below. Express final answers to the nearest tenth. [BLANK-1] How many mL will the nurse administer? [BLANK-2] With what solution(s) will the nurse reconstitute the medication? Part 2: Based on amount of medication that the nurse will administer in one dose, use the provided hardcopies of syringes to address the following.  1. Select the most appropriate capacity syringe to administer the medication. 2. Shade the total amount of medication to be administered in one dose. On the selected syringe, write the exam item number, the medication’s name, and the dose you plan to administer in one dose.

Order: Diazepam (Valium) Intensol 10 mg p.o. t.i.d Available: (Use label below.) diazepam.jpg   [BLANK-1] What is the dosage strength?   [BLANK-2] How many mL will the nurse administer in 24 hours? 

Indicate how the nurse should prepare the following using full-strength normal saline (0.9%) (solute) and sterile water (solvent). Irrigate foot wound with 0.24 L of 1/4 strength daily. [BLANK-1] How many milliliters of solvent will the nurse use? [BLANK-2] How many milliliters of solute will the nurse use?

Order: Infuse 1.85 L D5 ½ NS at 200 mL/hr. Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL. [BLANK-1] At what rate, in gtt/min, will the medication be delivered? Express final answer to the nearest whole number. [BLANK-2] The infusion was started at 0615, at what time will the infusion be completed? Express final answer in military time.

A client’s intake for the morning is the following: (1 glass = 6 oz) Client’s intake: 500 mL of intravenous fluid 3 ½ glasses of water 12 oz can of Sprite 6 oz glass of milk How many mL of fluid will the nurse record as input for the morning? [BLANK-1]

According to ISMP, list two examples of medications that have been identified as high-alert and require dosage verification by two nurses before administration to the client. Provide one answer per question (i.e., one answer for a., one answer for b.). [BLANK-1] [BLANK-2] 

Stroke Protocol: Administer a bolus with heparin 80 units per kilogram of body weight and start IV infusion at 18 units/kg/hr. The client’s weight: 198 lb. (Do not round converted weight.) [BLANK-1] How many units will the nurse administer for the bolus dose? [BLANK-2] How many units per hour will the nurse administer for the IV infusion?

A client has just undergone a thyroidectomy and the surgeon orders ampicillin 200 mg IV q6h. Ampicillin 125 mg per mL is provided by the pharmacy. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare? Express final answer to the nearest tenth. [BLANK-1]

A nurse receives an order for the following medication. methylprednisolone sodium succinate 80 mg IV b.i.d. Available: See label below. methylprednisolone label.jpg   Provide answer to questions a and b in the respective text boxes below. Express final answers to the nearest tenth. [BLANK-1] How many mL will the nurse administer in one dose? [BLANK-2] How many mL will the nurse administer in one day? Based on amount of medication that the nurse will administer in one dose, use the provided hardcopies of syringes to address the following.  1. Select the most appropriate capacity syringe to administer the medication. 2. Shade the total amount of medication to be administered. Write the exam number on the selected syringe, the medication’s name, and the dose you plan to administer in one dose.