On 5/12/xx, the evening nurse is preparing to administer the…
On 5/12/xx, the evening nurse is preparing to administer the 1800 dose of nafcillin 750 mg IM to the patient. A day nurse had opened and reconstituted a 2 g vial of nafcillin and stored the mixed vial in the refrigerator. The day nurse had attached the following label to the nafcillin vial: 6.6 mL sterile water for injection added0600 5/10/xx250 mg/mLRefrigerateBeyond-use-date: 0600 5/13/xxR.G., RN After checking the beyond-use-date, the evening nurse calculated the ordered dose and administered ____ mL to the patient.
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EXTRA CREDIT (1 point) A 7-year-old patient is prescribed to receive D5LR to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The patient weighs 23 kg. The nurse uses the Holliday-Segar Formula to validate that the IV rate ordered is appropriate for this child. What is the safest rate to administer the fluid to this child?
Read DetailsMD Orders: Intermittent tube feedings of Vital HP 1.0 Cal fo…
MD Orders: Intermittent tube feedings of Vital HP 1.0 Cal formula 1/2 strength every 6 hours. Give 300 mL of diluted formula per feeding via the patient’s gastrostomy tube. At 0400, 5/18/XX, Nurse A obtains a total of 200 mL of Vital HP 1.0 Cal formula and adds water to dilute the formula. Nurse A stores the diluted formula in the refrigerator and writes the following information on the formula container: What is most appropriate action for Nurse B (the day shift nurse) to take at 1000?
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The MD orders continuous PEG tube feedings of 2/3-strength Osmolite 1.5 Cal formula at 50 mL per hour. At 1400, 2/14/XX, Nurse A mixes 300 mL of Osmolite 1.5 Cal with water and hangs the diluted formula in a feeding bag to infuse over the next 8 hours. The following information is on the patient’s formula feeding bag:What does the evening shift nurse determine when reviewing the formula label at 1600?
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