Dosage Calculation Exam package deal 2024 /2025

A nurse is preparing to administer fentanyl 50 mcg IM to a client. Available is fentanyl injection 0.05 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest whole number) - 1 mL A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is furosemide injection 10 mg/mL. Ho...

1. Your patient is to receive 1000 ml D5W 1/2 NS with 30 mEq KCl and 1 duplex package of Berocca at 70 cc/hr. The administration set drop factor is 15 drops per ml. Calculate the drops of fluid per minute your patient will receive. - 18 gtt/min 2. ORDER: Liter Plasmalyte 56 D5W at 80 cc/hr. DROP...

You need to prepare 1,400 units of heparin for a patient. Your pharmacy has heparin 1,000 units/mL in stock. How many milliliters will you dispense? Select one: 0.14 1.4 14 140 - 1.4 Calculate how many milliliters of drug the patient will receive at each dose for the following order: Order: ...

The pharmacy receives an order for medication to be taken BID x 7 days and then QD x 21 days. How many tablets will be dispensed? - 35 BID = twice daily 2 * 7 = 14 QD = once daily 1* 21 = 21 14 + 21 = 35 The physician has ordered 0.8mg/ml to be given BID. The medication is available at 0.4mg/ml...

Question: How many gtts/min does the nurse administer the IV fluids? - 25 gtts/min Order: Clindamycin 300mg IVPB Dose on hand: Clindamycin 300mg in 50mL D5W to infuse in 30 minutes Question: How many mL/hr does the nurse administer the IV fluids? - 125 mL/hr Order: 225 mL PRBCs to infuse @ 125 m...

A client with acute decompensated heart failure (HF) is to receive an IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline with inamrinone (Inocor) 0.1 grams/100 ml at a rate of 8 mcg/kg/minute. The client' s current weight is 183 lbs. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter n...

A nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a client. The amount available is acetaminophen syrup 160mg/5mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose? - 4 tsp A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. Rounding this amount to the near...

A provider prescribes magnesium hydroxide 2 oz PO daily. The amount available is 30mL/unit dose. How many unit doses should the nurse administer? (Round answer to nearest whole number) - x unite doses = 1unit dose/30mL X 30mL/1oz X 2oz/1 = 2 unit doses A nurse is reviewing instructions with a cl...

Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 3 A nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of tobramycin to an adolescent with cystic fibrosis. The order is for 3 mg/kg I.V. daily in three divided doses. The client weighs 95 lb (43.2 kg). How many milligrams should the nurse administer per dose? Record...

The doctor ordered you to give your patient 500 ml of fluid over 4 hours. You are using a 15 drop set. What should the IV flow rate be set at? - 31.25 gtt/min The patient tells you he was weighed in the doctor's office and was told he is 206 lbs. What is his weight in kilograms? - 93.6 kg A chi...

a nurse is preparing to administer K-Cl (Kaon-CL) 5 mEq/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6 hr to a child who weighs 65 lb. available is K-Cl liquid 40 mEq/15 ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose? (whole number) - 13.6 64/2.2 - 29.1 29.1*5 - 145.5 145.5/40*15 - 54.5 54.5/4...

The order is for 1000 ml. of I.V. solution to be infused at 125 ml/hr. You would infuse the solution for ___hours. - 8hr The order is for 200 mg. The label reads 250mg /5ml. You would give ____ml(s). - 4ml The order is for 60 ml. You would give ____tablespoon(s). - 4 TB The order is for 6000 ml ...

Ordered: 24 mg over 8 hours Available: 96 mg/4 mL What drip rate (mL/hr)? - (24/96)4 = (0.25)4 = 1 mL 1 mL / 8 hrs = 0.125 mL/hr Ordered: 1 spray bid Available: 64 mcg per inhalation How many mg will the patient receive in one week? - 64 mcg x 2 = 128 mcg per day 128 x 7 = 896 mcg per week 8...

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 A client has been prescribed a one-time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The medication is available in ampules of 10 mg/mL. W...