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Dosage Calculation Practice Exam1 with Complete Answers
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
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