ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL DOSAGE
CALCULATION PN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. Available
is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding
2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth) -
ANS ✓2.2 mL
A nurse in a long term cae facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine 3
mg P.O. twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is
rivastigmine 1.5 mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number) - ANS ✓2
capsules
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr.
Available is cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest tenth) - ANS ✓1.5 mL
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The nurse is preparing to administer a 1,500 mL IV fluid bolus of 0.9%
sodium chloride to a client. How many liters should the nurse administer?
(Round to the nearest tenth) - ANS ✓1.5 L
The nurse is reviewing a client's prescription. The nurse should contact the
provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? - ANS ✓Carvedilol
6.25 mg twice daily; hold for apical pulse less then 50/min
A nurse is preparing to administer dulaglutide single use pen 1.25 mg
subcutaneously to a client. Available is dulaglutide 1.5 mg/0.5 mL. How
many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth) - ANS
✓0.4 mL
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) - ANS ✓1 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer doxycycline 0.3 g P.O. Available is
doxycycline 150 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse
administer. (Round to the nearest whole number) - ANS ✓2 capsules
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride ((0.9% NaCI)
1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing
is 15 get/mL. The nurse should set manual IV infusion to deliver how many
get/min. (Round to the nearest whole number) - ANS ✓31 get/min
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