A patient is prescribed to receive a continuous tube feeding of Jevity 1.2 Cal at 50 mL/hr through a PEG tube. The nurse begins the feeding with a ready-to-hang formula bag containing 1000 mL at 0900. At 1400, the physician changes the feeding to 3/4-strength Jevity 1.2 Cal at 50 mL/hr. Which action should the nurse take?

The MD orders 1 mcg of a medication IV push daily. The medication comes in a single-use vial labeled 0.002 mg per 0.5 mL. The drug reference states the following about administration of the medication: IV Push: Diluent: 0.9% NaCl for injection. Concentration: 0.5 mcg/mL Rate: Administer each 0.002 mg over 2 min. The nurse is correct to draw up _____ mL of pyridostigmine in the syringe, add _____ mL of diluent, and administer the IV push medication over _____ min.

The medication order is for the patient to take 10 mL of Vibramycin oral suspension twice a day. The nurse informs the patient that ____ tsp of the medication may be taken per dose.

Heparin 2,000 units IV is ordered for the patient. The nurse has the following vial: HEPARIN Sodium Injection, USP10,000 USP units/10 mL(1,000 USP units/mL)For Subcutaneous or Intravenous use.Multidose Vial Which statement is most appropriate regarding the dosage strength?

The following intravenous fluid therapy and IVPBs are ordered for the patient: 1 L lactated Ringer’s every 10 hr (the nurse started the IV at 0700). Tobramycin 50 mg in 100 mL D5W IVPB every AM at 0900. Famotidine 20 mg IVPB in 100 mL 0.9% NaCl every 12 hr at 0800 and 2000. The nurse from the 0700 to 1500 shift records the following parenteral intake at 1400: Primary IV intake: 600 mL IVPB intake: 200 mL Whole blood: -0- The IVPBs infused concurrently with the primary IV line. What action should the evening shift nurse take based on the review of the parenteral intake record from the 0700 to 1500 shift?

A liter of 0.9% NaCl is started at 1700 to infuse at 100 mL/hr via IV pump. The IV infiltrates at 1900 and is restarted at 2000 at the same IV rate. Famotidine 20 mg IVPB in 50 mL is administered every 12 hours at 0800 and 2000. The primary IV line and the IVPB infuse concurrently. The nurse totals the parenteral intake at 2200 and records _______ mL for the 1500 to 2300 shift.

The patient has an IV of D5/0.45% NS started at 0100 to infuse at 150 mL/hr for the first 3 hours and then the hourly rate is decreased to 75 mL/hr. The parenteral intake is recorded at 0600, 1 hour before the end of the shift. When the day shift nurse reviews the parenteral intake at 0700, how much intake will be recorded?

Convert 2,000 milliliters to liters.

Convert 1.2 mg to micrograms.

The MD orders an IV of dilTIAZem 250 mg in 500 mL 0.9% NaCl at 5 mg/hr. How many mL/hr will the nurse initially set on the IV pump?