A client is to receive 250 mg of penicillin VK twice daily for 10 ...

[geodog55]

A client is to receive 250 mg of penicillin VK twice daily for 10 days.
 
  Penicillin VK is available in a 500-mg tablet. The nurse would instruct the client to take ________ tablet(s) at each dose.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The patient looks at the tablet and says, This doesn't look like my usual pill. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
 
  A) This is the same pill your doctor has been ordering.
  B) It must be from a different manufacturer.
  C) It looks different? Are you sure?
  D) Let me double check with your doctor and the order.

[ryrychapman11]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: 1/2 tablet
Feedback:
250 mg/500 mg = 0.5 tablets.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Feedback:
If the patient makes any statement about the drug, the nurse needs to hold the drug and investigate the patient's statement, double checking the chart and the order and obtaining clarification and/or confirmation from the prescriber. It may be that the dosage or manufacturer has changed and that is what makes the pill look different. It is always important to err on the side of caution. Telling the patient that the pill is the same or that it is from a different manufacturer may be true, but the nurse needs to confirm that before giving it to the patient. Repeating the patient's statement and then asking him if he is sure is inappropriate because it implies that the patient is incorrect.

[geodog55]

Thank you!

[ryrychapman11]

Always glad to help...