DOSAGE CALCULATION RN FUNDAMENTALS ONLINE PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 3.0 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ SURE PASS | LATEST UPDATE

DOSAGE CALCULATION RN
FUNDAMENTALS ONLINE PRACTICE
ASSESSMENT 3.0 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+ SURE
PASS | LATEST UPDATE
Amnursemismpreparingmtomadministermcodeinem20mmgmPOmeverym6mhrmPRNmpain.mAvailablemismcodei
nemoralmsolutionm10mmg/m5mmL.mHowmmanymmLmshouldmthemnursemadministermpermdose?m



(Roundmtomthemnearestmwholemnumber.mUsemamleadingmzeromifmitmapplies.mDomnotmusemamtrailingmz
ero.)m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmAnswer:m10mmL



FollowmthesemstepsmformthemRatiomandmProportionmmethodmofmcalculation:

Stepm1:mWhatmismthemunitmofmmeasurementmthemnursemshouldmcalculate?mmL

Stepm2:mWhatmismthemdosemthemnursemshouldmadminister?mDosemtomadministerm=mDesiredm20mmg

Stepm3:mWhatmismthemdosemavailable?mDosemavailablem=mHavem10mmg

Stepm4:mShouldmthemnursemconvertmthemunitsmofmmeasurement?mNo

Stepm5:mWhatmismthemquantitymofmthemdosemavailable?m5mmL

Stepm6:mSetmupmanmequationmandmsolvemformX.

Have/Quantitym=mDesired/X

10mmg/m5mmLm=m20mmg/mXmmL

XmmLm=m10mmL

Stepm7:mRoundmifmnecessary.

Stepm8:mDeterminemwhethermthemamountmtomadministermmakesmsense.mIfmtheremarem10mmg/5mmL
mandmthemprescriptionmreadsm20mmg,mitmmakesmsensemtomadministerm10mmL.mThemnursemshouldmad


ministermcodeinemoralmsolutionm10mmLmPOmeverym6mhrmPRNmpain.

,Amnursemismpreparingmtomadministermeszopiclonem2,000mmcgmPOmtomamclient.mHowmmanymmgmshou
ldmthemnursemadminister?m



(Roundmtomthemnearestmwholemnumber.mUsemamleadingmzeromifmitmapplies.mDomnotmusemamtrailingmz
ero.)m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmAnswer:m2mmg



FollowmthesemstepsmformthemRatiomandmProportionmmethodmofmcalculation:

Stepm1:mWhatmismthemunitmofmmeasurementmthemnursemshouldmcalculate?mmg

Stepm2:mWhatmismthemdosemthemnursemshouldmadminister?mDosemtomadministerm=mDesiredm2,000m
mcg

Stepm3:mWhatmismthemdosemavailable?mDosemavailablem=mHavem1mmg

Stepm4:mShouldmthemnursemconvertmthemunitsmofmmeasurement?mYesm(mcgmdoesmnotmequalmmg)

1,000mmcg/1mmgm=m2,000mmcg/Xmmg

Xmmgm=m2mmg

Stepm5:mRoundmifmnecessary.

Stepm6:mDeterminemwhethermthemamountmtomadministermmakesmsense.mIfmthemprescriptionmreadsm
2,000mmcgmandm1,000mmcgmequalsm1mmg,mitmmakesmsensemtomadministerm2mmg.mThemnursemshould
madministermeszopiclonem2mmgmPO.




Amnursemismpreparingmtomadministermtobramycinm4mmg/kg/daymIMmdividedminmthreemequalmdosesm
tomampatientmwhomweighsm60mkg.mAvailablemismtobramycinm40mmg/mL.mHowmmanymmLmshouldmthe
mnursemadministermpermdose?m




(Roundmtomthemnearestmwholemnumber.mUsemamleadingmzeromifmitmapplies.mDomnotmusemamtrailingmz
ero.)m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmAnswer:m2mmL



FollowmthesemstepsmformthemRatiomandmProportionmmethodmofmcalculation:

Stepm1:mWhatmismthemunitmofmmeasurementmthemnursemshouldmcalculate?mmg

, Stepm2:mSetmupmanmequationmandmsolvemformX.

Xm=mDosempermkgm×mClient'smweightminmkg

Xmmgm=m4mmg/kgm×m60mkg

Xmmgm=m240mmg

Themdosemismdividedmintomthreemequalmdoses;mtherefore,mdividemXmbym3.

240mmgm=m80mmg3

Stepm3:mWhatmismthemunitmofmmeasurementmthemnursemshouldmcalculate?mmL

Stepm4:mWhatmismthemdosemthemnursemshouldmadminister?mDosemtomadministerm=mDesiredm80mmg

Stepm5:mWhatmismthemdosemavailable?mDosemavailablem=mHavem40mmg

Stepm6:mShouldmthemnursemconvertmthemunitsmofmmeasurement?mNo

Stepm7:mWhatmismthemquantitymofmthemdosemavailable?m1mmL

Stepm8:mSetmupmanmequationmandmsolvemformX.

Have/Quantitym=mDesired/X

40mmg/1mmLm=m80mmg/XmmL

XmmLm=m2mmL

Stepm9:mRoundmifmnecessary.

Stepm10:mDeterminemwhethermthemamountmtomadministermmakesmsense.mIfmtheremarem40mmg/mLm
andmthemprescriptionmreadsm4mmg/kg/daymdividedminmthreemequalmdoses,mitmmakesmsensemtomadm
inisterm2mmL.mThemnursemshouldmadministermtobramycinm2mmLmIMmpermdose.



Amnursemismpreparingmtomadministermmeperidinem75mmgmIMmstat.mAvailablemismmeperidineminjecti
onm100mmg/mL.mHowmmanymmLmshouldmthemnursemadminister?



m(Roundmanswermtomnearestmhundredth.mUsemamleadingmzeromifmitmapplies.mDomnotmusemamtrailingmz
ero.)m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmAnswer:m0.75mmL



FollowmthesemstepsmformthemRatiomandmProportionmmethodmofmcalculation: