A patient who has undergone cleft palate revision requires acetaminophen (Tylenol) elixir 30 mg po stat. You have Children’s Tylenol elixir 160 mg per 5 mL.  How many milliliters will you administer?

Your patient has an order for acyclovir (Zovirax) 355 mg IV every 8 hours for herpes. Pharmacy supplies acyclovir 500 mg vial, with instructions to reconstitute each 500 mg with 10 mL of sterile water for injection and further dilute in 100 mL normal saline to infuse over 1 hour. How many milliliters will you draw from the vial after reconstitution?  

A 24 year old man falls to the floor experiencing tonic, clonic seizure activity of all extremities for 90 seconds, stops for 30 seconds than reoccurs for another minute. The nurse would expect the physician to order this for the acute seizure. 

Mrs. Pace is receiving prednisone 7.5 mg by mouth 4 times per day for asthma. Prednisone is supplied in 2.5 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer per dose?

The nurse is developing a teaching plan for an elderly patient who will begin taking an antihypertensive drug that causes dizziness and orthostatic hypotension.  Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for this patient?  

After surgery, a patient has morphine prescribed for postoperative pain. Which is the priority assessment in this situation?  

A patient who is taking amitriptyline (Elavil) reports constipation and dry mouth. The patient notes that these side effects are a nuisance, but not severe. The nurse will give the patient which instruction?

Which statement indicates to the nurse that the patient needs ADDITIONAL teaching on oral hypoglycemic agents?

Tagamet 600 mg by mouth twice daily for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is ordered for your patient. You have 300 mg/5 mL oral suspension on hand. How many milliliters will you give?

The patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks, “Why can’t I take a sulfonylurea like my friend who has diabetes?” What is the nurse’s BEST response?