The nurse on a medical-surgical unit is working with a student nurse. The student nurse proceeds to auscultate breath sounds. The student nurse will use the stethoscope correctly, as follows:

The nurse is providing care for a patient who presented to the clinic today for their annual comprehensive assessment. Which statement is the best for ending the history interview?

You have an order for 25mg/kg/day divided into three equal doses of Ceclor Oral Suspension.  The child weighs 44lbs, and the bottle on hand is Ceclor 187mg/5ml.  How many ml will you administer for each dose?  If rounding is required, round to the 10th.   Enter a numeric value only.

An infant has an order for Augmentin 80mg, PO, Q8 hours.  The child weighs 18lbs.  The recommended dose is 20-40mg/kg/day.  The drug is available as 125mg/5ml.  Is the ordered dose safe?

The patient has 37.5 mEq KCL ordered po bid. On hand is KCL 15 mEq scored tabs.  How many tabs will you administer per dose?   Enter a numeric value only 

The patient is to receive Phizerpen-AS 900,000 Units/24h to be given in equally divided doses q8h. How many units will you administer per dose?  If rounding is required, round to the 10th.  Enter a numeric value only.  

The IV is infusing at 36gtts/min. There is 750ml remaining in the IV bag. If the gtt factor is 10gtt/ml, how long will the IV last?  Enter a numeric value only.  Leave a space between hours and minutes if needed.  (Example: 4hrs and 20 minutes would be 4 20)  

The order is for Geopen 750 mg IM twice a day. On hand is Geopen 1 gm/2.3 mL after having been reconstituted with 10mL. How many mL will you administer?  If rounding is required, round to the 10th place.  Enter a numeric value only. 

The patient is to receive 1 L of Lactated Ringer’s IV over 6 hrs. If the gtt factor is 10, what rate in gtts/min will you regulate the IV.  Enter a numeric value only.  

The client you are providing care for is two days post-operative and has a history of diabetes mellitus. The client complained of nausea and isn’t able to eat solid foods. The nurse enters the room to find the patient confused and shaky. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the patient’s symptoms?