NURS 300 Exam 2 - Questions and Answers

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NURS 300 Exam 2 - Questions and Answers A patient has acetaminophen 650 mg ordered every 4 hours per gastric tube. The acetaminophen syrup is supplied in a 160 milligram per 5-mL concentration. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? (Round to the nearest tenth) ___________ mL 20.3 (do not take multiply by amount of hours) The physician orders Recombivax HB 10 mcg IM for hepatitis B vaccination. The medication is supplied in 5 mcg/0.5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? _______________ mL 1 The physician orders Methergine 0.3 mg IM for postpartum bleeding. The medication is supplied in 0.2 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________ mL 1.5 The physician orders Toradol 45 mg IM for migraine headache. The medication is supplied in 30 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________ mL 1.5 The physician orders Lovenox 80 mg subcutaneous daily for prevention of deep vein thrombosis. The medication is supplied in 80 mg/0.8 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________ mL 0.8 The physician orders testosterone 170 mg IM weekly for hormone replacement. The medication is supplied in 200 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________ mL 0.85 The physician orders Neupogen 400 mcg subcutaneous daily for neutropenia. The medication is supplied in 300 mcg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? _________________ mL 1.3 The physician orders furosemide 60 mg IV push stat for edema. Available: 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________ mL 6 The physician orders Imferon 90 mg IM (Z track) for anemia. The medication is supplied in 50 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________ mL 1.8 The physician orders Solu-Cortef 90 mg IM Q8 h. Available: 125 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________ mL 0.72 The RN will always set an IV pump in mL per hour TRUE When administering an IV fluid rate by gravity, the RN will set the rate in mL per minute TRUE The acronym "IVPB" means: Intravenous Piggy Back Explain the heparin lock flush The heparin lock flush reduces the number of venipunctures and allows the patient to have greater mobility when fluid is not being infused. The flushing of the heparin locks is also called heparinization and this action prevents clotting of the heparin lock. TPN Total Piggyback Natural Saline NPO nothing by mouth NPO nothing parenteral os NS normal saline NS nutrition system A patient has just returned from surgery and needs to have an IV of fluids administered. The order reads: infuse 1200 mL of NS from 2200 to 1000. How many mL per hour should the IV pump be set for in this case? 100 mL (1000-2200 is 12 hours then divide 1200mL by 12) The RN knows medications ordered as units per hour must be given IVP. TRUE

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