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A medication is ordered for a client. The dosage he is to receive is 100,000 U. The drug label reads 400,000 units/mL. When setting up the dosage calculation using dimensional analysis, the nurse identifies the unit of measure
 
  to be calculated as which of the following?
 
  A) Milliliters
  B) Units
  C) Milligrams
  D) Tablets

Question 2

A nurse is checking the label of a drug. Which of the following would the nurse identify as an important item needed to administer a drug? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Monitoring parameters
  B) Side effects
  C) Dosage form
  D) Drug name
  E) Dosage strength

Question 3

A client has an order to receive 10 units of intermediate-acting insulin at bedtime via subcutaneous injection. The nurse would expect to administer the injection at which site? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Upper arm
  B) Inner forearm
  C) Upper abdomen
  D) Gluteus maximus
  E) Upper thigh



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
According to the order, the client is to receive 100,000 units. Therefore, units is the unit of measure and would set up the calculation as units = ____.

Answer to Question 2

wohoo thank youuu.

Answer to Question 3

Ans: A, C, E
Feedback:
The sites for subcutaneous injection are the upper arms, the upper abdomen, and the upper thighs.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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