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Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
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A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6
hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the
nurse administer? Correct Answer: 2 tabs
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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? Correct Answer: 1.5 mL
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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? Correct
Answer: 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? Correct Answer: 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? Correct
Answer: 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? Correct Answer: 2.5
mL
Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
Questions and Answers (100% Correct
Answers) Already Graded A+
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6
hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the
nurse administer? Correct Answer: 2 tabs
© 2025 Assignment
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? Correct Answer: 1.5 mL
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Expert
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? Correct
Answer: 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? Correct Answer: 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? Correct
Answer: 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? Correct Answer: 2.5
mL
