Final Test 2
68. A client, 28 weeks' gestation, is having uterine contractions every 3 minutes lasting 60 seconds. Her physician orders a tocolytic and a steroid. The order reads: "Give 0.25 mg of terbutaline SQ now and 6 mg of Celestone IM now." The vial of terbutaline is labeled 5 mg per 5 mL, and the vial of Celestone is labeled 2 mg per mL. The nurse should administer _______ mL of terbutaline and _______ mL of Celestone to the client.
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Read the question carefully and calculate the dosages of both medications.
Content Area: Maternity, Intrapartum; Integrated Process: Nursing Process, Analysis; Cognitive Level: Analysis; Client Need/Subneed: Physiological Integrity/Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies/Dosage Calculation
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Final Test 2
0.25 and 3
Concentration of terbutaline 5 mg per 5 mL, reduced down to 1 mg per 1 mL; 0.25 mg of terbutaline is equal to 0.25 mL. Concentration of Celestone is 2 mg per mL; a dose of 6 mg divided by 2 mg/mL is equal to 3 mL.
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