25. The doctor orders Meperidine 75mg IM q4hprn. Available is Meperidine 100mg/m

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25. The doctor orders Meperidine 75mg IM q4hprn. Available is Meperidine 100mg/ml. How many ml will the nurse administer? 26. The doctor orders lanoxin 80mog IM bid. Available is Lanoxin o.5mg/2ml. ow many ml will the nurse administer? 27. The doctor ordered morphine 4mg sq q4h prn. Morphine is supplied in a 1ml ampule containing gr1/8. How many ml will the nurse administer? convert from gr to mg before you proceed) 28. The doctor orders heparin 10,000units sq. Available is heparin 5000units per ml. How many ml will the nurse administer? 29. The doctor orders vancomycin 1g lv for a patient with osteomyelitis. Available is vancomycin 1000mg/250ml bag. How many ml of this medication will the patient receive 30. The patient is to receive 10units of lantus insulin sq. Available is 100units per ml. How many ml will the patient receive?

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Ans 25 the recommended dose by doctor is 75mg IM q4hprn which means every four hours the drug has to be administered by the nurse or according to circumstances whenever it is needed.

The medicine is available as 100mg/ ml so the nurse will administer 0.75 ml at a time or 0.75× 6 = 4.5 ml per day.

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