The prescriber has ordered ampicillin sodium “N” (Omnipen) 1…
The prescriber has ordered ampicillin sodium “N” (Omnipen) 10 g IV once a day for an adult patient diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and weighing 54 kg. Referring to the label below, what is the safe range/dose? [mg] Should the nurse administer this medication and why? [reason] Select letter A, B, or C only A – Yes, Rx is within SDR B – No Rx is too high C – No, Rx is too low
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Final Dosage: At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse needs to document the fluid input and output for her patient. The patient is NPO. The patient is receiving NS IV at 100 mL/hr, in addition to a 50mL bag of metronidazole (Flagyl) IVPB. The patient urinated 500 cc after breakfast, 300 cc after lunch and 300 cc after dinner. The nurse drained 100 mL out of the patient’s JP drain 6 hours into the nurse’s shift. a. Calculate the input for this patient: _______ b. Calculate the output for this patient: _______
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The prescriber has ordered tetracycline (Sumycin) 200 mg PO four times a day for a child weighing 80 lbs. Referring to the label below, how many mL would you administer to this patient? [mL] Should the nurse administer this medication and why? [reason] Select letter A, B, or C only A – Yes, Rx is within SDR B – No Rx is too high C – No, Rx is too low
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38. In patients with acute renal failure, metabolic complications such as hyperkalemia can result in significant changes in cardiac depolarization and repolarization. What would you expect to see on an EKG of a patient with 7.8 meq/L (moderate) hyperkalemia?
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