Exam 16: Parenteral Medications

Refer to the diagram of the syringe provided.The nurse needs to withdraw 0.65 mL of medication into a syringe.The nurse fills the medication to which area on the syringe?

Complete the following statement with the correct word(s).The calibrations on a syringe that indicate the capacity can be found on the _______________.

Refer to the diagram of the syringes provided.The nurse needs to administer 31 units of Humulin Regular U-100.Indicate the correct syringe the nurse should choose to accurately withdraw the dosage. The correct syringe to use is ________.Answer either A or B as your choice. A) B)

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth. Order: Pancuronium 1.6 mg IV stat Available: Pancuronium labeled 2 mg per mL Administer _____ mL

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.Order: Aminophylline 150 mg IV stat Available: Administer _____ mL

Calculate the dosage,use labels where provided.Round answers to the nearest tenth. How many milligrams of naloxone are contained in 2.5 mL? _____ mg

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest hundredth. Order: Insulin glargine 125 units daily Available: Administer __________ mL

If the dose calculated is 0.78 mL,and a 1-mL syringe is used,how many millilitres will the nurse administer?

Calculate the dosage.Round answer to nearest tenth. Order: Methotrexate 40 mg IM BID Available: Administer _______________ mL

Calculate the dosage. Order: Fentanyl 0.05 mg IV stat Available: Fentanyl 50 mcg per mL Administer _____ mL

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth. Order: Levothyroxine sodium 0.3 mg IV daily Available: Levothyroxine sodium 200 mcg per 5 mL How many millilitres will you add to the IV? _____ mL

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth. Order: Enoxaparin sodium 60 mg SUBCUT BID Available: Administer _______________ mL

Complete the following statement with the correct number(s).Do not indicate units of measure in your answer.Separate your answers with a comma followed by a space. If a nurse calculates a dosage of 3.39 mL of medication,the nurse will select a _____________ mL syringe to use and the nearest measurable dose on the syringe would be _________ mL.

Calculate the dosage. Order: Medroxyprogesterone acetate 150 mg IM every 3 months Available: Administer _____ mL

Calculate the dosage. Order: Atropine 0.5 mg IM stat Available: Atropine 1 mg per 2 mL Administer _____ mL

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth. Order: Hydromorphone 3 mg IM q4h prn for pain Available: Hydromorphone 2 mg per mL Administer _____ mL

Calculate the dosage,use labels where provided.Round answers to the nearest tenth. Order: Heparin 45 000 units IV in 500 mL D5W Available: How many millilitres will you add to the IV? _____ mL

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth;separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Meperidine (Demerol)65 mg and promethazine 25 mg IM q4h prn for pain Available: Meperidine 75 mg per mL and promethazine 50 mg per mL Administer ________ mL of meperidine and ________ mL promethazine.

Calculate the dosage. Order: Morphine 60 mg IV q4h Available: Administer ________________ mL

Calculate the dosage.Round to the nearest tenth. Order: Ranitidine 35 mg IM daily Available: Administer _____________ mL