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Author Question: The physician orders Coumadin 5 mg oral daily for a patient with a pulmonary embolus. Coumadin is ... (Read 135 times)

Ebrown

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The physician orders Coumadin 5 mg oral daily for a patient with a pulmonary embolus. Coumadin is available in 10 mg tablets. How many tablets would the nurse administer with each dose? ___________
 
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A patient with nausea and vomiting has prochlorperazine 5 mg IV every 6 hours prn. The medication is supplied in 5 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

0.5 tablets

Answer to Question 2

1 mL


Ebrown

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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