A male patient requires intravenous gentamicin for a healthcare acquired infection. The dose of gentamicin is calculated as 7 mg/kg of ideal body weight, three times a day. The patient is 6 feet tall and weighs 98 kg. Ideal body weight for a male is calculated as 50 kg plus 2.3 kg for every inch over 5 feet in height.

Given the above information, what is the dose of gentamicin required for this patient, to the nearest milligram?

Anurse is teaching a client who is to begin cyclophosphamide therapy to treat cancer. which of the following adverse effects of this medication should the nurse include in the teaching? a. hypotension b. bradycardia c. hyperglycemia d. leukopenia

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.

Protection against illegal searches and seizures is specified by a. the fourth amendment b. the civil rights act c. the declaration of independence. d. none of the above.