The healthcare provider orders 150 mcg of levothyroxine [Synthroid] PO every morning. The medication available is levothyroxine [Synthroid] 75 mcg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
Ans: C. 2
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A) restart the infusion at 150 cc/hr in order to make up the lost volume. B) check the patient's blood glucose level. C) bolus the patient with 200 cc and then restart the infusion at 100 cc/hr. D) administer a 5% dextrose solution.
A male international business traveler has returned from a trip to Indonesia. While there, he hired a prostitute for companionship and engaged in unprotected sex on more than one occasion
Unbeknownst to him, this prostitute harbored the hepatitis C virus. Upon return to the United States, he exhibited no symptoms and returned to his usual activities. During this period of no outward symptoms, the man would be classified as being in A) the preclinical stage of disease. B) remission and unlikely to develop hepatitis C. C) the clinical disease stage of hepatitis C. D) the chronic phase of hepatitis C.
A client with long-standing hepatic cirrhosis might receive which intravenous solution to correct hypoproteinemia?
1. Dextrose 5% 2. Packed red cells 3. Whole blood 4. Albumin
What should the nurse teach a patient who is prescribed enteric-coated tablets?
A. "Do not chew or crush the tablet." B. "Place the tablet under the tongue." C. "Dissolve the tablet in water or milk." D. "Eat a high-fat meal before taking the medication."