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pharmacology
week 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A patient is ordered 2 mg of tizanadine po hs. Available are 4 mg scored tablets. Give tab. (Round to the nearest tenth.) | 0.5 |
| A healthcare provider ordered cephalexin capsules 1 gram po stat for a wound infection. Give ______ capsules. | 4 |
| A healthcare provider orders 0.05 mg of Synthroid po daily. Give _____ tablets. | 2 |
| A patient is to receive 9 milligrams of warfarin sodium tabs po every other day. Give _____ tablets. | 1.5 |
| A physician orders Lyrica 300 mg t.i.d. Give _____ capsules per dose. | 1 |
| Indomethacin 75 mg is ordered po in a single dose now, then 25 mg per day thereafter. Available is a bottle labeled 25 mg/5 mL. Give ______ mL for the initial dose. | 15 |
| An elderly patient who has difficulty swallowing has been ordered 50 mg of diphenhydramine solution po hs prn sleep. Give ______ mL. | 20 |
| A healthcare provider orders erythromycin ethylsuccinate 300 mg po t.i.d. Give ______ mL per dose. | 7.5 |
| A healthcare provider ordered for her pediatric patient digoxin 130 mcg po as a loading dose. Give _____ mL. | 2.6 |
| A patient agitated from alcohol withdrawal is to receive Haloperidol 3.5 mg. po twice a day. Give ____ mL per dose. | 1.75 |
| A patient is to receive 100 mg of Cephalexin oral suspension po every day for two weeks. Available is a bottle that, once reconstituted according to package directions, yields 125 mg/5 mL. Give ______ mL. | 4 |
| A healthcare provider orders Voriconazole oral suspension for a patient. To prepare the medication, it must be reconstituted with _____ mL of diluent. | 46 |
| Following the reconstitution directions on the given label, how many mg/mL of medication will result?_____ mg/ -____ mL. | 100/5 |
| A healthcare provider orders 12.5 mg. of Vibramycin daily. The available vial reads, “add 47.6 mL of water to obtain a concentration of 25 mg per 5 mL.” Give ______ mL. | 2.5 |
| The pharmacy prepares Famotidine for a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). If the patient receives 1.25 mL of the medication after reconstitution, the patient has received _____ mg. | 10 |
| Following the instructions on the label given, 24 mL of distilled or purified water is to be added to reconstitute Fluconazole. The healthcare provider orders 150 mg x I dose. How many ____ mL are given? | 3.75 |
| The pharmacy prepares an oral solution of Clindamycin palmitate. If diluted according to package directions, there is a total of ______ mg of medication in the container. | 1500 |
| If 1,500 mL of an enteral feeding is infusing at a rate of 125 mL/hr and is interrupted after 4 hours, then mL have infused. | 500 |
| A physician has ordered 1,200 mL of an enteral feeding solution to infuse over 6 hours. If 400 mL have infused, then hours have passed. | 2 |
| A medication is to be added to an NGT after enteral feeding. The pump is set to infuse 1,000 mL over 8 hours. It began at 0700. At what time will the medication be added? | 1500 |
| A healthcare provider orders 60% Sustacal, 500 mL, to be given four times a day per nasogastric tube. How much solute and how much solvent will be needed? | 200 ml water 300 ml sustacal |
| An order for 800 mL of Osmolite 70% is ordered q8h ATC delivered through the patient’s nasogastric tube. How much Osmolite and how much water will be needed for each infusion? | 240 water 560 osmolite |
| A patient with COPD is to receive Pulmocare 50%, 200 mL q AM and q PM per NGT as an addition to his regular nutritional regime. How much of the solute and how much of the solvent will be needed? | 100 water 100 pulmocare |
| to receive 500 mL of Ensure Plus 35% tid for three days, then the concentration of the feeding is to increase by 5% every day thereafter until the patient begins to eat on her own. What is the amount of Ensure and water required for the initial feeding? | 325 water 175 ensure plus |
| A patient recovering from a fractured jaw requires enteral feeding for several weeks. The healthcare provider orders 750 ml of Jevity 55% q6h via nasogastric tube. How much solute and how much solvent are required for each feeding? | 337.5 water 412.5 jevity |
| Which nurses can prescribe medications? | Nurse Practitioners Advanced Practice Nurses |
| A healthcare provider calls in a new order and the nurse writes it down. What is the next step? | Read it back |
| What is the last step in receiving a telephone order? | Receive confirmation |
| Which order is written correctly for an obstetrical patient, who is receiving oxytocin after giving birth? | Administer 20 units oxytocin in 1,000 mL IV fluid at 150 ml/hr for two liters of fluid. |
| A patient is prescribed fluconazole 150 milligrams to be given in a single dose by mouth immediately, and then repeated in one week as needed. Which order is written correctly? | Fluconazole 150 milligrams, po now and repeat in 1 week PRN |
| A healthcare provider gives a verbal order for a patient to receive 0.4 mg tablets of tamsulosin po for a diagnosis of BPH for LOS. What is missing from the order? | Frequency |
| A patient is recovering from an eye surgery. What is wrong with this order “instill 2 gtts tobramycin ophthalmic in both ears q2h on day one, then 2 gtts in both ears q4h on day two through five?” | route |
| A nurse in the recovery room receives an order for hydromorphone 2 milligrams every 3 hours intramuscularly as needed for pain control. Which order is written correctly? | Hydromorphone 2 milligrams IM every 3 hours PRN for pain |
| The physician calls to give a telephone order for ranitidine 150 mg by mouth every 12 hours for a patient with a gastric ulcer. Which order is written correctly? | ranitidine 150 mg po 8 am and 8 pm |
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colby.caswell