You have a prefilled syringe with digoxin 250 mcg/ml. The patient’s medication order is for 0.125 mg IV. How many mls will you administer to the patient? 

29. According to the American Physical Therapy Association’s “Choosing Wisely Campaign,” what is the most appropriate rationale for the application of passive hot or cold modalities?

Match the antihypertensive drug class with its mechanism of action to decrease BP.  (Use each answer once)

The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of verapamil (Calan), a calcium channel blocker, to a patient with a dysrhythmia and understands that an intended effect of this drug is:

The provider has just prescribed lisinopril (Prinivil) for a patient with hypertension. The nurse recognizes that this drug can cause the “first dose phenomenon” and teaches the patient to:

In which patient should the hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix-B) be withheld?

The nurse administers filgrastim (Neupogen).  For which situation would filgrastim not be indicated?

A patient is prescribed cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) and vincristine (Oncovin) for Hodgkin’s disease.  How should the nurse answer a patient who asks why several chemotherapy agents are prescribed to treat his cancer?

A patient is prescribed an intranasal glucocorticoid fluticasone (Flonase) for allergic rhinitis.  The nurse’s teaching would include that

The pediatrician ordered Tylenol Elixir, 320 mg po Q6H, prn, for temperature greater than 101 F.  The Tylenol Elixir bottle states 160 mg/tsp.  How many mLs will the pediatric nurse administer per dose? [1tsp = 5ml]. Submit answer as number only please.