1. Drug form acceptable to be given po is the elixir. A drug ordered to be given po should be given by mouth or orally and an elixir is a sweet liquid medicine to be taken orally. All other given drug forms given here are not administered orally.
Intravenous (IV) is not the answer as IV drugs are administered into the veins and should not be given orally.
Intramuscular (IM) is not the answer as IM drugs are administered into the muscles and should not be given orally.
Suppository is not the answer as this drug form is administered rectally and should not be given orally.
If a drug is ordered to be given 'po", which of the following drug forms would...
which of the following is an example of the topical route of drug administration a) Suppository b) Intravenous c) Sublingual d) Intradermal
your patient is ordered 240 mg of a drug for high blood pressure PO. It is available in 160 mg scored tablets. How many tablets would need to be given?
Drug Dosage Cakulations 1. A physician ordered 600,000 U penicillin PO qth. The available drug is 400,000 U per scored tablet. Use the Basic Formula method to determine how many tablets you will administer A physician orders methylprednisolone (Medrol) 4 mg PO qh for inflammation The pharmacy has 8 mg scored tablets in stock. Use the Basic Formula to determine the dosage the patient should receive. 2 A physician ordered 8 mg perphenazine (Trilafon) PO bid for severe nausea. The...
10. A drug is ordered 100 melm2 po B.I.D. How m How many mi 1s 100 mg/5 mL? her BSA is 1.80 m2 and the concentration of the solution
A drug was ordered to be given one time only. Before giving the drug of Select one: a. Give the drug as soon as it arrives from the pharmacy b. Check to see whether it was already given c. Give the drug as soon as it arrives from the pharmacy od. Give the drug with those ordered for 0800 stion n 32 Pramipexole (Mirapex) is given to ct Select one: 0.00 out of a. Increase a person's ability to perform...
Phenytoin15,000,000 mcg PO, is ordered to be given through a nasogastric tube. Phenytoin is available as 22,000 mg / 10 mL. How much would the nurse administer
Medication Administration The physician has ordered ampicillin 0.5 g PO, gah (Do not include unit dose in your answer, e.g., ml, tabs). Drug available You should administer mL 7 The physician has ordered Cipro 0.75 g PO 912h. Drug available: CIPROG 0025-8512-51 Beyer tablets You should administer 8 The patient has been taking 3 teaspoons of cough syrup. How many ml would this be? 9 3 mL 10 5 ml 11 10 mL 12 15 ml
Phenytoin (Dilantin), 24 g PO, is ordered to be given through a nasogastric tube. Phenytoin is available as 25,000 mg / 2 mL. How much would the nurse administer?
Additional Exer Wou 10. Interpret the following medication orders: (a) Glucophage (metformin) 500 mg PO B.I.D. (b) heparin 10,000 units subcut q8h (c) NITRO-BID 2% (nitroglycerin ointment) one-half inch qoh to chest wall (d) Accupril (quinapril hydrochloride) 5 mg PO daily (e) Tylenol (acetaminophen) 650 mg PO q4h prn fever over 101° 11. Determine the missing component(s) for each of the following medica- tion orders: (a) Wellbutrin XLⓇ (bupropion hydrochloride) PO (b) Glucotrol (glipizide) 1 tab before breakfast (c) Ambien...
24 Anurse will conduct an influenza vaccination campaign at an extended care facility. The nurse will be administering intramuscular (IM) doses of the vaccine. Of what age-related change should the nurse be aware when planning the appropriate administration of this drug? a. An older client has less subcutaneous tissue and less muscle mass than a younger client. b. An older client has more subcutaneous tissue and less durable skin than a younger client. C. An older client has more superficial...