1. A client taking lithium carbonate (Lithobid) started complaining of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, muscle weakness, tremor, blurred vision and ringing in the ears. The lithium level is 2 mEq/L. The nurse interprets this value as: a. Normal level b. Toxic level c. Below normal level d. Above normal level
2. A Physician’s order reads: Lyrica (pregabalin) 50 mg PO three times a day. The bottle contains 25 mg capsules. How many capsules of this anticonvulsive medication would you administer in 24 hours?
3. An elderly patient with depression is ordered Aventyl (nortriptyline HCL) 25 mg PO three times a day. The label reads Aventyl Oral Solution 10mg/5m1. How many ml will you administer
4. A patient develops a mild skin reaction to a transfusion of a unit of packed red blood cells and is given 75 milligrams of Benadryl (diphenhydramine HCL) PO STAT. The only drug strength available is 25 mg capsules. How many capsule will you give?
5. Apatient with difficulty sleeping is medicated for insomnia with 0.25 g PO at bedtime ot a sedative drug. The drug is available as 500 mg per scored tablet. How many tablets will you administer to your patient?
6. Glucophage (metformin) 850 mg PO before breakfast and dinner has been prescribed for your client. What is the patient’s daily dose expressed in grams?
7. Lorabid(loracarbef) 400 mg PO Q 12h. The label reads 200 mg in 5 ml. How many ML will you give your patient?
8. The prescriber ordered gentamycin 60 mg IM every 12 hours. The drug is supplied in a 20 ml multi-dose vial. The label reads 40mg/mi. How many ml will you administer?
9. The prescriber ordered Vitamin B (Thiamine HCL) 50 mg IM three times a day. The label reads 100mg/ml. How many ml will you administer?
10. The antibiotic Zithromax (azithromycin) is ordered to treat a patient with a bacterial infection. The order is Zithromax (azithromycin) 500 mg PO as a single dose on day one, followed by 250 mg once daily on days 2 through 5.
How many milligrams will the patient receive by the completion of the prescription?
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