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

Author Question: The nurse is teaching a client to take 1 ounce of cough medicine every 6 hours. Using household ... (Read 52 times)

PhilipSeeMore

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 561
on: Jul 3, 2018
The nurse is teaching a client to take 1 ounce of cough medicine every 6 hours. Using household measurements, what should the nurse instruct the client to take for each dose?
 
  1. 2 t
  2. 3 t
  3. 2 T
  4. 3 T

Question 2

Determine how many tablets will be needed to give the following dose: Tablets are labeled 4 mg. You must give 8 mg.
 
  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

annierak

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 340
Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

3

Rationale 1: 1 ounce of cough medication is equivalent to 2 tablespoons (T). 2 t is two teaspoons. 3 t is three teaspoons. 3 T is three tablespoons.

Answer to Question 2

2 tablets
2


PhilipSeeMore

  • Member
  • Posts: 561
Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Wow, this really help

isabelt_18

  • Member
  • Posts: 342
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.

Did you know?

In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.

Did you know?

Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.

Did you know?

Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.

Did you know?

The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.

Teaching tools for instruction Teaching tools for instruction
Patient teaching: male genetalia assessment Patient teaching: male genetalia assessment
Edward Bellamy, author of the utopian novel Looking Backward (1888) Bellamy’s socialism worried many Edward Bellamy, author of the utopian novel Looking Backward (1888) Bellamy’s socialism worried many
medicine medicine
To reduce stress on your client’s neck when the head is turned, put a towel under the shoulder and ... To reduce stress on your client’s neck when the head is turned, put a towel under the shoulder and ...
A free-running circadian sleep–wake cycle 25.3 hours in duration. Despite living in an unchanging ... A free-running circadian sleep–wake cycle 25.3 hours in duration. Despite living in an unchanging ...
Video: Contraction and Relaxation Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library