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NR 446/NR 446 Medication Calculation Practice Exam Chamberlain College of Nursing
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Medication Calculation Practice ExamDue May 10 at 1:59am Points 20 Questions 20 Time Limit 50 Minutes Allowed Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
This practice exam has 20 questions, each worth 1 point. You need to attain 95% (19 correct) in order to pass the competency exam in this course, so this should be
your target score for this practice exam.
You will have 50 minutes to complete this practice exam.
You may take this practice exam an unlimited number of times.
Feedback will be provided on the completed exams to help you identify the types of calculations you need to review prior to taking the Medication Calculation
Exam that is required in this course.
Rounding only applies to the final answer when indicated. If 5 or greater, round up; if less than 5, round down.
Decimals are to be used to designate fractional amounts, e.g., 1.5 L (not 1 ½).
Amounts LESS than 1, require a leading zero to left of the decimal
(e.g., 0.6 mL). Avoid using a trailing zero (e.g., 2 mg, not 2.0 mg).
Answers for gravity flow IV problems (i.e., gtts/min) should be whole numbers.
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LATEST Attempt 1 47 minutes 18 out of 20
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Submitted May 4 at 10:40am
Question 1 pts
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The client has an order for magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide 5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse administer? tsp (If
needed, round to the nearest whole number)
1
Using the dimensional analysis grid
1 tsp 5 mL 5 1 tsp
5 mL 5
Question 2 pts
The healthcare provider ordered cortisone 10 mg. The medication available is cortisone 20 mg per scored tablet. How many tablets will
the nurse administer?tab (If needed round to the nearest tenth)
0.5
Using the dimensional analysis grid
1 tab 10 mg 10 0.5 tab
20 mg 20
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, The healthcare provider ordered penicillin G 1.3 million units. The medication available is penicillin G 600,000
unit/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? mL (If needed, round to the nearest tenth)
2.2
Using the dimensional analysis grid
1 mL 1,300,000 unit 1,300,000 2.16 rounded to 2.2 mL
600,000 unit 600,000
Questio 1/1
The healthcare provider ordered digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.4 mg. The medication available is digoxin 0.25 mg/mL. How many
milliliters will the nurse administer? mL (If needed, round to the nearest tenth)
1.6
Using the dimensional analysis grid
1 mL 0.4 mg 0.4 1.6 mL
0.25 mg 0.25
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Questio 1/1
The healthcare provider ordered phenobarbital 140 mg IV. The medication available is phenobarbital 65 mg/mL. How
many milliliters will the nurse administer? mL (If needed, round to the nearest tenth)
2.2
Using the dimensional analysis grid
1 mL 140 mg 140 2.15 rounded to
65 mg 65 2.2 mL
Questio 1/1
The client has an order for vasopressin IV at 0.05 unit/minute. The medication available is vasopressin 175 unit/500 mL
of D5W. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest tenth)
8.6
Using the dimensional analysis grid
500 mL 0.05 unit 60 min 1,500 8.57 rounded to
175 unit 1 min 1 hr 175 8.6 mL/hr
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