Mr. Alfred is clinically depressed, and his physician has recently prescribed nefazodone hydrochloride (Serzone) 300 mg daily orally for his depression. The pharmacy dispenses 150-mg tablets. How many tablets of Serzone should Mr. Alfred take daily?

Your patient is on morphine for pain control following orthopedic surgery. To prevent constipation, the physician prescribes Colace (docusate sodium) elixir 60 mg PO daily. Each teaspoon (5 mL) of liquid contains 20 mg of docusate sodium. How much medication (in mL) do you give your patient?

The prescriber has ordered 740 mL of  D5W IV to infuse over 8 hours using a macrodrip IV tubing set. What is the flow rate for administration to the patient?  _________gtts/min (if rounding is needed, round to the whole number)

The provider order reads: “Infuse 0.9% sodium chloride solution, 1L over 12 hours.” The nurse should set the pump to what mL/hr flow rate? _________mL/hr (if rounding is needed, round to the whole number)

The least severe type of a burn is classified as a ____ burn. A. fourth-degree B. third-degree C. second-degree D. first-degree

Each of the following is a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics for excluding children from an early childhood setting except _____. A. diarrhea for diapered children when stool is not confined in the diaper B. a discolored closed wound C. severe, persistent cough or cold D. head lice, scabies, or ringworm until after first treatment

Symptoms of illness include ____. A. sore throat B. bright eyes C. typical behavior D. All of the above.

State licensing rules and regulations give very detailed rules for protecting children’s health.

Children do not like variety in the foods they are served.

It is uncommon for a burn victim to have more than one type (degree) of burn.