Question

D: A he physician orders nitroglycerin tablets gr 1/150 sublingual every 5 minutes up to three tablets for chest pain. The medication is supplied in 0.4-mg tablets. The patient took three tablets. How many milligrams did she receive? Directions: Insert the correct response. Round to nearest hundredth if dose is less than 1 mL. Roum to nearest tenth if dose is greater than 1 mL. The physician orders Recombivax HB 10 mcg IM for hepatitis B vaccination. The medication is supplied in 5 mcg/0.5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? Shade the syringe. 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 mL dalaludaulmu delaled

Answer 1

The medication is supplied in 0.4 mg tablets

Patient took 3 tablets, that means 0.4 mg $\times$ 3 = 1.2 mg

The patient received 1.2 mg

The physician ordered Recombivax HB 10 mcg IM for hepatitis B vaccination

The medication is supplied in 5 mcg/0.5 ml

Prescribed dose 10 mcg $\div$ Available dose 5 mcg $\times$ Available quantity 0.5 ml = 1 ml

The nurse administers 1ml containing 10mcg dose.