NUR2392 / NUR 2392 TOTAL DAILY DOSAGE Q&A (answers at the end)

NUR2392 TOTAL DAILY DOSAGE Q&A (answers at the end) 1. Mrs. N is taking Motrin 600mg PO q6h around the clock for joint pain. How many grams of Motrin is she taking daily? 2. Your patient has been taking two (2) Acetaminophen 325mg tablets (total of 650mg) every 6 hours around the clock for back pain. How many grams of Acetaminophen has she been consuming daily? 3. You are taking care of a patient who is experiencing nausea. The doctor has prescribed this patient Ondansetron 20mg IV q6h (every 6 hours) as needed for nausea. If the patient receives this medication every 6 hours for 48 hours, how many total mg will this patient have received? 4. You are assigned a patient that has come to the Emergency Department with complaints of right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Upon assessment of the patient he states “For the past week I’ve been taking 2 Tylenol pills every 4 hours for my back pain.” He shows you the bottle of pills and you note the medication as Acetaminophen 500mg tablets. If this patient has been taking two 500mg tablets every 4 hours, how many grams has he been consuming daily? 5. Your patient has taken one tablet of Percocet 5/352 every 6 hours. Knowing that this medication contains 325mg of acetaminophen in each tablet, how many grams has the patient received in a 24 hour period? 6. Your patient has taken one tablet of Lortab 10/500 every 4 hours. Knowing that this medication contains 500mg of acetaminophen in each tablet, how many grams has the patient received in a 24 hour period? 7. You are concerned that your patient has exceeded the daily maximum amount of