Order: Tigan 200 mg qid IM for nausea and vomiting

Order: morphine 30 mg PO every 4 hours for pain

Order: prednisone 7.5 mg PO bid for inflammation

Order: acetaminophen 160 mg PO every 4 hours for fever

Order: Xanax 0.5 mg PO tid for anxiety

Order: Adalat 60 mg PO daily for hypertension

Order: Halcion 0.25 mg PO at hs for insomnia

Order: furosemide 80 mg PO daily for congestive heart failure

Order: morphine sulfate 10 mg IM prn for pain

Order: naloxone HCl 100 mcg IVP prn for respiratory depression

Order: Solu-Medrol 80 mg IVP every 4 hours for inflammation

Order: lactulose 20 g PO daily for constipation

Order: Compazine 5 mg IM tid for nausea and vomiting

Order: Augmentin 250 mg PO every 8 hours for infection

Order: Tigan 200 mg PO tid for nausea and vomiting

Order: prednisone 10 mg PO bid for adrenal insufficiency

Order: hydromorphone 3 mg IM every 4 hours for pain

Order: acetaminophen 400 mg PO every 4 hours prn for fever

Order: magnesium sulfate 1000 mg IM times four doses for hypomagnesemia

Order: Compazine 10 mg PO qid prn for nausea and vomiting

Order: Hemabate 0.25 mg IM to control postpartum bleeding

Order: Lincocin 500 mg every 8 hours IV for infection

Order: Fragmin 2500 IU SQ daily for 10 days for thromboembolism prophylaxis

Order: Vantin 200 mg every 12 hours PO for infection

Order: Cleocin 300 mg PO daily for P. carinii pneumonia

Order: Azulfidine 500 mg PO every 12 hours for management of inflammatory bowel disease

Order: Mirapex 0.25 mg PO tid for signs/symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease

Order: Glyset 25 mg PO tid at the start of each meal for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Order: Micronase 5 mg PO daily for control of blood sugars associated with non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Order: Xanax 0.5 mg PO tid for panic attacks

Order: Depo-Provera 150 mg IM within the first 5 days of menses for contraception

Order: Eskalith 600 mg PO tid initial dose followed by 300 mg PO qid for treatment of bipolar affective disorder. Check lithium levels every 3 months.

Order: Phenobarbital 60 mg PO bid for seizures

Supply: Phenobarbital Elixir 20 mg/5 mL

Order: Abacavir (Ziagen) 600 mg PO every day for HIV-1 infection in combination with Zidovudine

Supply: Ziagen 300 mg/tablets

Order: Zidovudine 100 mg PO every four hours for symptomatic HIV infection (600 mg/daily total)

Supply: Zidovudine 10 mg/mL syrup

Order: digoxin elixir 25 mcg/kg for congestive heart failure Child’s weight: 25 lb

Order: atropine sulfate 0.02 mg/kg IV every 4 hours for bradycardia

Child’s weight: 35 lb

Order: lidocaine 2 mg/min IV for arrhythmia

Supply: lidocaine 2 g/500 mL D5W

Order: Mezlin 1.5 g IV every 4 hours for infection

Nursing drug reference: Reconstitute each 1 g with 10 mL of normal saline.

Order: gentamicin 1 mg/kg IV every 8 hours for infection

Supply: gentamicin 40 mg/mL

Child’s weight: 94 lb

Order: morphine 15 mg/hr IV for intractable pain

Supply: morphine 300 mg/500 mL NS

Information obtained by the nurse: Dilaudid 50 mg in 250 mL NS is infusing at 25 mL/hr.

Order: add 10 mEq KCl to 1000 mL D5W

Supply: KCl 20 mEq/20 mL

Information obtained by the nurse: nitroglycerin 50 mg in 500 mL D5W is infusing at 3 mL/hr.

Information obtained by the nurse: 1000 mL D5W with 10 mEq KCl is infusing at 100 mL/hr.

Order: infuse 1000 mL D5W at 250 mL/hr

Drop factor: 20 gtt/mL

Order: infuse 750 mL NS over 5 hours

Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL

Order: infuse 500 mL D5W over 8 hours

Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL

Order: infuse 750 mL D5W

Drop factor: 15 gtt/mL

Infusion rate: 18 gtt/min