A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 6 mcg /kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hr for a preschooler who weighs 40 lb.  Available is digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/ml.  HOw many ml should the nurse administer per dose?

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Q: The physician orders acetaminophen 325 mg po q4 for a temperature higher than 101 degrees F. The…

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Q: The order is for cefTriaxone 450 mg IV daily. The pharmacy sends a 2g vial of CedTRIAxone how many…

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Q: Order: Morphine sulfate 7.5 mg, subcut, q4h, PRN Child's weight: 84 lb Recommended dose range: 0.1…

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Q: Ciprofloxacin 200 mg/50 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Intravenous IVPB.  Run over 30 minutes.  The drop…

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Q: The advance practice nurse orders metoprolol 100 mg daily in two divided doses. The pharmacy sends…

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Q: You are to administer Potassium Chloride 30mEq PO daily with food. The medication is available as 20…

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Q: Order: doxepin HCI (Sinequan) 30 mg p,o. at bed Available: doxepin HCI (Sinequan) 10 mg per cap How…

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Q: A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 50 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8 hr. to…

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Q: The physician orders 750 mcg Enalaprilat IV now. How many milliliters of Enalaprilat will the nurse…

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Q: Client was prescribed morphine IV 0.05mg/kg/dose now and every 2 hours as needed for moderate to…

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Q: The recommended dose for dilantin is 4-8 mg/kg/day q12h.  The child weighs 11 pounds. Order:…

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Q: A prescriber order Amoxicillin (Amoxil) 500mg PO q12h for the pediatric client.  The pharmacy sends…

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Q: he drug reference indicates 15mg/kg/day q8h of kanamycin is a safe dose range.   Order: Kanamycin…

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Q: A prescriber orders vancomycin (Vancocin) 40 mg/kg/day every 8 hours IV for the pediatric client…

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Q: Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion The physician prescribed medication G 0.6 g,…

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Q: A 38 lb child is prescribed phenobarbital 10 mg orally every 12 hours. The nurse has phenobarbital…

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Q: A health care provider prescribes Heparin 4,390 units subq bid; Available: Heparin 5,000 USP units…

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Q: nurse practitioner orders Medrol to be given 1.50 mg/kg of body weight. If a child weigh 101 lb and…

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Q: the medication dexamethasone is ordered at  4 mg IV  Patient: 25 kg; 6 years old it is supplied: 4…

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Q: Make an NCP for Liza     2. One short term goal and one long term goal     3. Make a rationale for…

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Q: The nurse is preparing the change-of-shift report for a client who has a 265 ml secondary infusion…

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Q: A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 4 mg/kg/day PO divided into 2 equal doses daily to a…

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Q: we have, The infant weighs 3800 grams. Ampicillin is ordered 100 mg/kg/day IV to be given 12 hours.…

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Q: Order is for 12 mg/kg/day divided in doses every 8 hours. Child weighs 22 lbs. Medication available…

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Q: Anurse is planning to administer methadone hydrochloride (Dolephine ) 25 mg PO every 3 hour .…

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Q: Question 19 of 20 The order is for 0.125 mg of Lanoxin PO daily. How many tablets will the patient…

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Q: 10 The nurse is preparing to administer 0.75 mg of bumetanide (Bumex) IV. The medication is…

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Q: A child weighs 11 kilograms. The health care provider orders a drug as follows: 0.2 mg/kg…

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