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Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
This deck helps nursing students practice dosage calculations through a set of 20 questions with provided answers, focusing on different medications and their administration routes.
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer?
2 tabs
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A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer?
2 tabs
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give?
1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer?
0.75 mL
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been prescribed 600 mg of an oral liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the medication, which reads: 250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give how many milliliters?
2.4 mL
A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in one dose?
10 mL
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the suspension reads '500 mg/5 mL.' How much would the nurse administer?
2.5 mL
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? | 2 tabs |
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? | 1.5 mL |
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer? | 0.75 mL |
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been prescribed 600 mg of an oral liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the medication, which reads: 250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give how many milliliters? | 2.4 mL |
A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in one dose? | 10 mL |
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the suspension reads '500 mg/5 mL.' How much would the nurse administer? | 2.5 mL |
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication comes in a container labeled, 'Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets.' How much will the nurse give? | 4 tabs |
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label reads 'Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml.' How much will the nurse administer? | 10 mL |
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What volume of the drug should the nurse administer? | 1.7 mL |
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously (IV) to a client with pneumonia. The vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse would correctly draw up which amount? | 1.3 mL |
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label reads ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would administer how many tablets? | 2 tabs |
A client is being treated for congestive heart failure (CHF) and is to receive 0.5 milligrams of digoxin, which is available in 250-microgram tablets. The nurse would correctly administer how many tablets? | 2 tabs |
The nurse is to administer 25 mg of meperidine (Demerol). The vial states that it contains meperidine 50mg/1 mL. How much medication should the nurse draw up for the ordered dosage? | 0.5 mL |
A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the metric system equivalent. The nurse performs the calculation to find which result? | 90 mL |
A client has been prescribed a one-time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The medication is available in ampules of 10 mg/mL. What volume of morphine should the nurse draw up? | 0.4 mL |
A physical orders 75 mcg of a drug IM daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled 0.5 mg in 5 mL. How many mL with the patient receive? | 0.75 mL |
The patient is to receive 750 mg of a drug PO daily. The drug bottle is labeled 0.5 g in 5 mL. How many Tbs will the patient receive? | 0.5 Tbs |
The order is for 1 g of a medication PO BID. The pharmacy sends the medication labeled 200 mg in 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? | 25 mL |
The physician orders to administer Prednisolone oral solution 0.03 g daily. The label reads Predisolone 15 mg per 5 mL. How many tsp will the patient receive? | 2 tsp |
The physician orders granisetron 450 mcg IV 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy. The label reads 0.1 mg per mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to the patient? | 4.5 mL |