Conversion of the metric and home system (please carry out the calculation procedure

and round one decimal place.

a. 9 teaspoons = _____________ tablespoons

b. 1.9 g to ______________ mcg

C. 95 ml one _______________ teaspoon

d. 0.0075 µl a _____________ul

me. 75 drops to ____________ ml

F. 3.5 ml to _____________ ounces

gram. 45 mg = _____________ micrograms

H. 95 kg = _____________ pounds

Yo. 0.70 ml one ____________ tablespoon

J. 1.5 liters = ____________ ml

K. 3/4 g = ______________ micrograms

I 37.4 CO = ____________ DE

meter. 115oF = ____________oC

north. 65ml = ______________ L

II. Dose calculation (please perform the calculation procedure and round to

one decimal place):

1. A client is prescribed Venlafaxine (Effexor) 75mg po qam and 150mg qhs.

Venlafaxine is supplied as 37.5 mg tablets. How many tablets will the

nurse in one day? _________ tablets.

2. A client is prescribed Lithium 600mg PO in the morning and 1000mg in the

go to bed. Pharmacy supplies 150mg tablets. How many tablets should

administered throughout the day? __________ tablets.

3. A client with major depression is prescribed Paroxetine (Paxil) oral solution

50mg PO daily. Paxil Oral solution comes in 10mg/5ml. What is the amount of

medication to administer?

4. A client is prescribed Clozipine (Clozaril) 12.5mg q 12 hours. Favor of

increase 25mg/day until reaching the dose of 350mg/day. On what day will it reach

maximum dose? _______ day.

5. A client with Bipolar I Disorder is started on Lamictal (Lamitrigine)

25mg PO q day for two weeks. Double the dose every week until reaching the

200mg/day dose. In what week will the maximum dose be reached? ______ week.

6. A customer has ordered Fluphenazine concentrate (Prolixin) 20mg PO bid and

5mg PO PRN every 6 hours. It should not exceed 40 mg PO daily. The Prolixin

concentrate comes in 5mg/ml. Up to how many ml of PRN dose can be

manage the customer?

7. The client has ordered Risperdal (Risperidone) 4mg PO bid and I have available

Risperdal tablets 2mg PO. How many tablets will be administered in a day

to the client? ______ tablets.

8. A client is prescribed Depakote Syrup 2000mg PO at bedtime and I have

hand 250mg/5ml. How many milliliters should be administered?

9. A customer has ordered Lorazepam (Ativan) 2mg PO qid and Ativan 1.5mg PO

PRN every 8 hours. For agitation, do not exceed 10mg/day. I have Ativan available

oral concentration 2mg/ml. Up to how many milliliters PRN will the

male nurse?

10. A client with Generalized Anxiety Disorder is prescribed Paroxetine

(Paxil) 30mg PO at bedtime. I have Paxil 20mg per tablet available. How many

tablets should the nurse administer?

11. A client with Bulimia Nervosa is prescribed Prozac oral solution 80mg PO

daily. The drug comes Prozac 20mg/5ml. How many ml should be administered

daily?

III. Calculate the flow rate for infusions: (You must perform the procedure of the

calculation and round to one decimal place).

1. Order: 100ml of Gentamicin in 3/4 hours, 15gtt/min line.

2. Order: 1500ml NS in 24 hours, 20gtt/min line.

3. The doctor prescribes 1000ml of 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride to ajar

in 6 hours. Should you calculate the flow rate in mL per hr? (Round to one place

decimal).

4. A client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa is admitted for dehydration. I know

He prescribes an IV of 1000ml D5W to slow down to 75cc/hr. Calculate the flow in drops per

minutes. The line is 15gtt/min.

5. The nurse has prepared Nitroprusside 50mg in 250ml of Dextrose in water at

5%. The client should receive 1.5mg/min. For what reason should the nurse

set the infusion to deliver per minute?

Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry. Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources.

• Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least two different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.
• Review the Resources for guidance and develop a PICO(T) question of interest to you for further study. It is suggested that an Intervention-type PICOT question be developed as these seem to work best for this course.

Now that each one of you is very close to completing this major accomplishment in your nursing career, please share your nursing career professional development plans to keep up to date in your chosen specialty and nursing in general.

• In what professional nursing organizations do you currently participate?
• What organizations might you think about participating in for the future?
• What nursing certifications are you considering?
• How might consideration of continuing your education to pursue a graduate degree fit into your future plans?

A 23- year old male has been admitted for vomiting over the last 2 days, with minimal fluid intake. Why do the patients have alkaline urine? He went to the emergency room of a nearby hospital and the following data was obtained upon examination and testing.
Hematology:
Hematocrit: 60%
plasma pH: 7.49 (normal is 7.35 to 7.45)
pCO2: 47 mmHg (normal is 35 to 45 mmHg)
HCO3 – : 31 (normal is 22 to 26 mEq/L)
Urinalysis Appearance: dark yellow to brown
Specific gravity: 1.025 (normal is 1.015 to 1.030)
Blood: negative
Protein: mild
pH 8.5

A 24-year old student on the 6- year undergraduate plan is brought to the emergency room cyanotic and profoundly weak. His roommate has just returned from a semester in Africa. The patient had been observed admiring his roommate’s authentic African blowgun and had scraped his finger on the tip of one of the poison darts (curare).
•Electrolytes and ABG results:
•Na = 138
•Cl = 100
•pH = 7.08
•HCO₃^– = 26
•CO₂ = 80
•pO₂ = 37.