The patient is to receive 200 mg of a medication. There are ...

[NguyenJ]

The patient is to receive 200 mg of a medication. There are 100-mg scored tablets available. The nurse prepares _________ tablets.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The nurse is checking the residual volume on a patient who is getting intermittent tube feedings via his NG tube. Which of the following may indicate that the patient has started to bleed again?
 
  a. The nurse obtains brown aspirate.
  b. The nurse notices that the abdomen is distended.
  c. The nurse obtains red aspirate.
  d. The nurse notices severe respiratory distress.

[thall411]

Answer to Question 1

2
The dose ordered is the amount of medication prescribed (e.g., 200 mg). The dose on hand is the dose (e.g., mg, mL, units) of medication supplied by the pharmacy (in this case, 100-mg tablets). The amount on hand is the weight or volume of medication available and supplied by the pharmacy. It appears on the medication label as the contents of a tablet or capsule, or as the amount of medication dissolved per unit volume of liquid. The amount on hand is the basic quantity of the medication that contains the dose on hand. For solid medications, the amount on hand is often one capsule; the amount of liquid on hand is often 1 mL or 1 L (in this case, it is 1 tablet). The amount to be administered (e.g., mL, mg) is always expressed in the same measure as the amount on hand.

Dose ordered  Amount on hand = Amount to administer
Dose on hand

200 mg  1 tab = 200 mg = 2 tablets
100 mg 100 mg

Answer to Question 2

C
Red or brown coloring (coffee-grounds appearance) of fluid aspirated from a feeding tube indicates new blood or old blood, respectively, in the gastrointestinal tract. If the color is not related to medications recently administered, notify the physician. Abdominal distention usually indicates that the tube feeding is not progressing through the GI tract. This could be a sign of paralytic ileus. Stop the tube feeding and notify the physician. If the patient develops severe respiratory distress (e.g., dyspnea, decreased oxygen saturation, increased pulse rate), this may be a result of aspiration or tube displacement into the lung. Stop any enteral feedings. Notify the physician. Obtain chest radiographs as ordered.

[NguyenJ]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[thall411]

Great! Please up vote