5. The healthcare provider orders Nifedipine 20mg po now. The medication is available in 10.mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurseadminister? (Show your work.)6.List the three different systems of measurementthat were used in the past for dispensing andadministering medications.7. Which system of measurement is the mostwidely used in the world today?8. For what aspects of care, in addition tomedication administration, could the nurse use themetric system? Give three examples. Case Study, Chapter 60, Review ofMathematicsMr. George Moore, a 78-year-old African Americanclient was brought into the emergency room byambulance following a motor vehicle accident(MVA).The client was found unconscious at the scene. He isnow awake in the ER with complaints of left hip pain,left arm pain, and a large bleeding laceration to theleft side of his forehead. His past medical historyincludes hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and seizures.He has blurred vision at the present time, but uponassessment, the nurse documents PERRLA. His weightis 210 lb, and he has NKA. Vital signs are: T=99.0°F(37.2°C), P=100 and regular, R=22, and B/P=180/90,SaO₂=94% RA, pain level 7/10. The ER healthcareprovider orders an IV of 0.9 % NaCl at 83 cc/hr,Dilantin 200 mg po STAT, Nifedipine 20 mg po now,full body CTscan, and laboratory work. (LearningObjectives 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)

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