This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: : A client is prescribed to receive 240 mL of strength Ensure every 6 hours made from an 8 ounce ... (Read 46 times)

Mollykgkg

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 529
on: Jul 3, 2018
: A client is prescribed to receive 240 mL of  strength Ensure every 6 hours made from an 8 ounce can of the supplement. The nurse only has 12 ounce cans available for the next feeding.
 
  How many mL of Ensure will the nurse use to make 240 mL of  strength Ensure? 1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 120
  4. 180

Question 2

Express the dosage using the official symbol/abbreviation: ten percent
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Pamela.irrgang@yahoo.com

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

4

Rationale 1: The nurse should use the equation 12 ounces x 1/2 = x full strength to determine the amount of Ensure used from a 12 ounce can or 12/2 or 6 ounces. To determine the number of mL of the supplement to use, multiply ounces x 30 or 6 x 30 = 180 mL.

Answer to Question 2

10
10


Mollykgkg

  • Member
  • Posts: 529
Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

mochi09

  • Member
  • Posts: 335
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.

Did you know?

There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.

Did you know?

There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

HIV testing reach is still limited. An estimated 40% of people with HIV (more than 14 million) remain undiagnosed and do not know their infection status.

B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs. B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
The surgical nurse assists the client into the correct position The surgical nurse assists the client into the correct position
Pap smear. Cells of the cervix (shown in the center) change in appearance as they progress through Pap smear. Cells of the cervix (shown in the center) change in appearance as they progress through
Three days after the Boston Marathon explosion, the FBI released this photograph that had been taken Three days after the Boston Marathon explosion, the FBI released this photograph that had been taken
The Morris Adjustable Chair, designed by Philip Webb, made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. The Morris Adjustable Chair, designed by Philip Webb, made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Chart showing average yearly dose of radiation from natural and human-made sources Chart showing average yearly dose of radiation from natural and human-made sources
Video: ATPase function - membrane transport, contractile proteins and synthesis

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library