Carry out the necessary calculations in order to administer the required number of tablets to a patient with an order for 0.25 mg of digoxin, which is available in 250-mcg tablets. How many tablets will you administer?
A. 1.5 tablets
B. 2 tablets
C. 1 tablet
D. 0.5 tablet
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
A patient is admitted to the hospital with severe dehydration and also has decreased albumin levels. What effect will the patient's current status have if a prescribed dose of phenytoin (Dilantin) is administered?
A) Potentially toxic serum level B) Reduced serum level C) Increased seizure activity D) Thromboembolism
When critiquing a study, the following statement is noted: "Women will experience less anxiety while undergoing a mammogram after the proposed educational program." Which type of statement is it?
a. Hypothesis b. Proposition c. Relational statement d. Theoretical statement
A client has called for the nurse on the call bell. The client is complaining of coolness, swelling and pain at the IV site. What potential complication does the client have?
a. phlebitis c. thrombosis b. infiltration d. infection
Hospice care operates on the principle that
A. death should be hastened as much as possible so that the patient is not uncomfortable. B. aggressive measures should be taken to keep the patient alive as long as possible. C. dying is a natural process, during which the patient should be made comfortable. D. food and fluids should be withheld from all dying patients, as this is not painful.