The prescriber orders Furosemide 40 mg PO once daily for a p…

The prescriber orders Furosemide 40 mg PO once daily for a patient weighing 56 Ibs.         The safe dose range is 2-4 mg/kg/day.          What is the safe range/day? _________________________mg (if rounding is needed, round to the whole number)            Would the nurse administer this medication and why?________________________  

At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse needs to document…

At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse needs to document the fluid intake and output for her patient. The patient is NPO. The patient is receiving NS at 100 mL/hr, in addition to a IVPB 50 mL bag of metronidazole (Flagyl). The patient urinated 500 cc after breakfast, 300 cc after lunch and 300 cc after dinner. The nurse drained 100mL out of her JP drain 6 hours into her shift. Calculate the input (in mL) for this patient: _______ mL