For the following problems, determine the safe dosage range of the medication. Round all answers along the way to the nearest hundredth (includes patient weight conversions to kg). Then, determine if the ordered dose is safe and explain why or why not. Then, only if the ordered dose is safe, determine how much (amount/volume) of the drug the nurse should administer per dose (round these answers to the nearest tenth). Order: docusate (Colace) 10 mg POBID Patient: 6.7 kg; 5 months old Supply: 20 mg/5 mL Literature: Infants and children less than 3 years old: 10 to 40 mg/day   Order: vancomycin (Vancocin) 55mgIVQ8Hin 12mLD51/2NS Patient: 5.5 kg Supply: 500 mg powder in 10 mLsterile water for injection Literature: 10 mg/kg Q8H IV

The drug reference indicates 15mg/kg/day q8 h. of kanamycin is a safe dose range. Order: Kanamycin 200 mg IV q8h. The client weighs 35 kg. How much will the nurse administer?

The nurse is receiving an older adult client from the PACU. Part of the report had been passed on from the preoperative assessment where it was noted that the client has been agitated in the past following opioid administration. What principle should guide the nurse's management of the client's pain? a. The elderly may require lower doses of medication and are easily confused with new medications. b. The elderly may have altered absorption and metabolism, which prohibits the use of opioids. c. The elderly may be confused following surgery, which is an age-related phenomenon unrelated to the medication. d. The elderly may require a higher initial dose of pain medication followed by a tapered dose.

The nurse realizes that the physician’s verbal orders was missing information and requests the missing order information.  Before administering the medication, the nurse will review the medication rights to ensure that the medication is correctly given.  When thinking of the 10 medication rights, what medication right has missing information from the physician’s order of:  Give Sally Smith 5 mg morphine sulfate q6h PRN for pain? Fill in the blank with a one-word answer (your answer must be one word or it will be marked wrong)

Order: Lanoxin 4 mg   Available: Lanoxin 400mcg/2 mL   How many mLs does the nurse administer?

The surgeon has prescribed 5/150 mg hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen PO Q6H prn pain. The nurse is reviewing the drug label and preparing to administer the opioid to the client who is complaining of 8 out of 10 RUQ pain. What pain scale was used to assess this client? How many tablet(s) will the nurse administer per dose? (Be sure to include units.) What is meant by 300 mg on the drug label below? If the nurse administers the first dose at 1730 to the client, when can the client have the next dose? What type of order is prn?

Hello, I am doing a concept map but before starting, I need to answer some questions, can you please help me with them? Concep: ELIMINATION Case Study  While you are working as a nurse on a GI/GU floor, you receive a call from your affiliate outpatient clinic notifying you of a direct admission, ETA (estimated time of arrival) 60 minutes. She gives you the following information: A.G. is an 87-year-old woman with a 3-day history of intermittent abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, and N/V. A.G. moved from Italy to join her grandson and his family only 2 months ago and she speaks very little English. All information was obtained through her grandson. PMH: colectomy for colon CA 6 years ago, hernia repair 2 years ago. No hx of CAD, DM, or pulmonary disease. She takes only ibuprofen occasionally for mild arthritis. Allergies include sulfa drugs and meperidine. A.G.’s tentative diagnosis is small bowel obstruction (SBO). A.G. is being admitted to your floor for diagnostic work-up. Her VS are…

The nurse receives a prescription for midazolam 3mg, IM STAT. The medication is available as midazolam 10mg/2mL. What size needle would be used (gauge and length)?

Please select the 3 safety checks that must be followed when assisting clients with medication. Question 1Answer a.   This check is done by the health care professional who verifies the completeness and appropriateness of the prescriber’s order.   b. This check is done by the client. c. The HCA verifies the medication label with the care plan and/or medication record.      d. The HCA prepares the medication according to instruc

For the following problems, determine the safe dosage range of the medication. Round all answers along the wayto the nearest hundredth (includes patient weight conversions to kg). Then, determine if the ordered dose is safeand explain why or why not. Then, only if the ordered dose is safe, determine how much (amount/volume) of thedrug the nurse should administer per dose (round these answers to the nearest tenth). Order: amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) 125 mg POQ8HPatient: 10 kg; 1 year oldSupply: 125 mg/5 mLLiterature: 20 to 40 mg/kg/24 hours given Q8H PO