The nurse instructs the client to prevent air embolism with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) by performing the Valsalva's maneuver. The nurse instruct the client to take a breath, then:
a. breathe rapidly.
b. hold it, and bear down.
c. exhale and bear down.
d. exhale and hold it.
Question 2
Liquid medications should be diluted to reduce the osmolality of the drug to 500 mOsm. The client is to receive amoxicillin (Amoxil, Augmentin) 250 mg, qid. The medication is available as 50 mg/mL.
The osmolality of amoxicillin is 2250 mOsm. How many milliliters of total liquid and medication should the client receive?
a. 5 mL
b. 10 mL
c. 17.5 mL
d. 22.5 mL
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