Intake/Random
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for penicillin 10 mL PO. How many teaspoons (tsp) should the nurse instruct the client to take?
2 tsp
A nurse is preparing to administer methylnaltrexone 10 mg to a client who has opioid-induced constipation. Available is methylnaltrexone 5 mg/0.5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
1 mL
What is the meaning of the word ocular?
A. A condition involving the entire eye
B. Pertaining to the eyelid
C. Inflammation of the eyeball
D. Pertaining to the eye
D
A nurse is preparing to administer lorazepam 1 mg PO at bedtime. The amount available is lorazepam 2 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
0.5 tabs
A nurse is preparing to administer midazolam 0.2 mg/kg via IV bolus now. The client weighs 220 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
20 mg
A nurse is preparing to administer cefotaxime 1,000 mg IM to a client. How many kilograms (kg) should the nurse plan to administer?
0.001 kg
A nurse is preparing to administer liquid mycostatin 600,000 units PO TID. Available is mycostatin 100,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
6 mL
What does the suffix in the term bronchiole mean?
A. small
B. windpipe
C. endpoint
D. condition
A. small
Rationale:
Suffix -iole means small; Course Outcome #6
A nurse is preparing to administer aspirin 500 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is aspirin 250 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
2 tabs
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pneumonia and a prescription for cefpodoxime 5 mg/kg PO every 12 hr for 5 days. The client weighs 100 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
227 mg
Lymphangi/o means
A. lymph nodes
B. lymph vessels
C. lymph fluid
D. spleen
B. lymph vessels
A nurse is preparing to infuse a 250-mL unit of packed RBCs over 2 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtts/mL. The nurse should adjust the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
31 gtts/min
In the term endotracheal, what does the prefix mean?
A. Inside
B. Alongside of
C. At the end of
D. Upside down
A. Inside
Rationale:
Endo- means inside; Course Outcome #6
A nurse is preparing to administer valproic acid 400 mg PO bid for migraine headaches. Available is valproic acid 250 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
8 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer a continuous heparin infusion at 1800 units/hr. Available is heparin 20,000 units in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 800 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
72 mL/hr
A nurse is completing an 8-hr I&O record for a client who consumed 4 oz juice, 6 oz tea, a 100 mL cup full of ice chips, an IV bolus of 150 mL, and 8 oz broth. The nurse should record how many mL of intake on the client’s record?
740 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride (NaCl) 1000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero)
125 mL/hr
The medical term that means any disease of the kidney:
A. nephropathy.
B. retinopathy.
C. tetany.
D. hyperparathyroidism.
A. nephropathy.
Rationale:
Medical term for disease of the kidney; Course Outcome #7
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 2 g/day PO divided into two doses. The amount available is amoxicillin 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
2 tabs
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 200 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
90.9 mg
A nurse is calculating a client's intake and output for an 8-hr shift. The client's intake included 1,000 mL 0.9% sodium chloride IV, one 6-oz cup of coffee, 6 oz of water, one 180-mL bowl of soup; 3 oz of flavored gelatin, and 3 oz of ice cream. How many mL should the nurse document as the client's total intake for the shift? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
1720 mL
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy and is prescribed D5 lactated Ringer's at 150 mL/hr by continuous IV infusion for 12 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
50 gtts/min
Which of the following terms means difficulty swallowing?
A. Dysphagia
B. Submandibular
C. Parotid
D. Dysphasia
A. Dysphagia
Rationale:
Dys- means difficulty, phagia means swallowing; Course Outcome # 6
A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 10 mg/kg/dose to a child who weighs 33 lb. The amount available is acetaminophen 100 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
7.5 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 15 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr. The client weighs 198 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
675 mg