This questions is worth 2 extra credit points. A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to an infant who weighs 5.5 kg.  Available is amoxicillin suspension 125mg/5mL.  How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? Type numeric answer only, no label.

A patient with many adverse reactions to drugs is tried on Budesonide for treatment of bronchospasm. For the first three days the patient does not notice any improvement. The nurse should:

Ordered Dose of Forosemide: 40 mg On hand: 50 mg in 5mL How many mL will the nurse administer? Type numerical answer only, no label.

Antihistamines block the release or action of histamine and can be helpful with many respiratory tract conditions.  This drug class can be separated into two categories known as:

A stepped care management approach to treating hypertension includes weight loss, smoking cessation, decreased use of alcohol, reducing salt in the diet, and increased physical exercise. During a stepped-care management approach, in which steps should the nurse teach about these changes in lifestyle?

A nurse is reviewing the function of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system before assessing a client with hypertension. Place these events in the function of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system in the order that they occur.A) Renin is released by juxtaglomerular cells.B) Blood pressure increases due to vasoconstriction.C) Angiotensinogen is converted to angiotensin I.D) Low blood pressure is detected.E) Angiotensin II reacts with blood vessel receptors.

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1.5L IV to infuse over 6 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? Follow rounding rules. (Type the numerical answer only, no label).

This question is worth 2 extra credit points. Jessica Rabbit was just admitted and is to be started on clarithromycin using the pediatric dosing recommendations below.  She is 10 years old and weighs 58.8 lbs. How many mg/day should Jessica receive based on the recommendations below? Type numeric answer only, no label.

The nurse administers doxycycline, an antibiotic known to cause gastritis. When the client reports abdominal discomfort after taking the medication, the nurse should classify this discomfort as what type of adverse effect?

Match the following respiratory system related drug classes with their prototype drug: