Question

1. A client informs her nurse that she takes 7 units of Regular insulin and 24 units of NPH insulin every morning and 7 units of Regular insulin and 30 units of NPH insulin at night. How many total units of insulin will the nurse document?

2. At admission, a pediatric client weighs 99 lbs. What will the nurse document that the patient weighs in kilograms?

3. A physician orders Tylenol 430 mg q6 hrs PRN, for a client who weighs 55 lbs. The recommended dose is 10-15 mg/kg/dose. Is the order within, below, or above the recommended dose?

4. The nurse is to administer Potassium Chloride 20 mEq PO twice daily. The strength of potassium chloride tablets is 20 mEq/tab. How many tablets will the nurse administer daily?

Answer 1

1, Total 68 Units of insulin. That means 14 Units of regular insulin and 54 Units of NPH insulin in a day.

2,99 lbs is = 44.9 kg

3,doctor order is 430 mg 6hrly so 1720 mg in a day.

recomended dose is = 10-15 mg / kg

patient weight is 55 lbs = 24.9 kg

so patient can take maximum 15 multiply by 24.9 = 373 mg in a day

so the dose the physician ordered is very high.

4, 2 tablets one in the morning and one in the evening.

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