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Dosage Calculation for Maternal and Newborn Nursing, Exams of Health, psychology

A series of dosage calculation problems related to medications commonly used in maternal and newborn nursing practice. The problems cover a wide range of medications, including magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide, acyclovir, amoxicillin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, cefoxitin, cephalexin, dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride, folic acid, iron polysaccharide, methylergonovine, metoclopramide, morphine, nafcillin, nifedipine, ondansetron, rh (d) immune globulin, and ibuprofen. Each problem presents the available medication formulation and requires the nurse to calculate the appropriate dose or infusion rate. The document also includes a question about clarifying a prescription for magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide. This resource could be valuable for nursing students or practicing nurses to reinforce dosage calculation skills and medication administration knowledge in the maternal and newborn care setting.

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2024/2025

Available from 10/10/2024

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Download Dosage Calculation for Maternal and Newborn Nursing and more Exams Health, psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Dosage Calculation Maternal Newborn ATI with Verified Answers A nurse is preparing to administer 2 Tbsp of magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide suspension to a client. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number? - ✔✔30 ml A nurse is preparing to administer acyclovir 40 mg PO to a client who has herpes simplex type 2 virus. Available is acyclovir 200 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔2 capsules A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 300 mg PO every 8 hr. Available is amoxicillin oral suspension 250 mg/5 ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose?(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔6 ml A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 1,000 mg PO per day, divided in four equal doses. Available is ampicillin 250 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose?(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔1 capsule A nurse is preparing to administer cefotaxime 1 g by intermittent IV bolus over 30 min. Available is cefotaxime 1 g in dextrose 5% in water 50 ml. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔100 ml A nurse is preparing to administer cefoxitin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus to infuse over 30 min. Available is cefoxitin 1 g in dextrose 5% in water 100 ml. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? ( Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔200 ml A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 0.5 g PO every 6 hr to an antepartum client who has a urinary tract infection. How many mg should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔500 mg A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride 500 ml IV to infuse over 3 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr?(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔167 ml/hr A nurse is preparing to administer folic acid 0.8 mg PO to a client. Availabe is folic acid 0.4 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔2 tablets A nurse is preparing to administer iron plysacchardie 100 mg PO. Available is iron plysacchardie 50 mg tablets. How many tablets should How many ml should the nurse administer?( Round the answer to the nearest tenth. - ✔✔0.5 ml A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1000, ml IV to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔167 ml/hr A nurse is preparing to administer Rh (D) immune globulin 300 mcg IM to a client. Available is Rh (D) immune globulin 300 mcg/2 ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔2 ml A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for doxylamine 10 mg/pyridoxine 10 mg 1 tablet PO each morning and midafternoon and 2 tablets PO every bedtime for a client who has morning sickness. How many total tablets should the nurse reinforce to take each day?( Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - ✔✔4 tablets A nurse is preparing to administer Rh (D) immune globulin 50 mcg IM to a client. Available is Rh (immune globulin 300 mcg/2 ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. - ✔✔0.3 ml A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? - ✔✔Magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide PO 1 to 3 hr after meals and at hs