HENKE’S MED-MATH DOSAGE CALCULATION, PREPARATION & ADMINISTRATION 10TH Edition By Susan Buchholz

HENKE’S MED-MATH DOSAGE CALCULATION,

PREPARATION & ADMINISTRATION 10TH Edition

By Susan Buchholz

, TABLE OF CONTENT
8 8




Chapter81:8Arithmetic8Needed8for8Dosage

Chapter82:8Metric8and8Household8Systems8of8Measurement8Ch

apter83:8Drug8Abbreviations,8Labels,8and8Packaging8 Chapter84:8

Calculation8of8Oral8Medications—

Solids8and8Liquids8Chapter85:8Liquids8for8Injection

Chapter86:8Calculation8of8Basic8IV8Drip8Rates8Ch

apter87:8Special8Types8of8IV8Calculations

Chapter88:8Dosage8Problems8for8Infants8and8Children8

Chapter89:8Information8Basic8to8Administering8Drugs8

Chapter810:8Administration8Procedures

,Chapter81:8Arithmetic8Needed8for8Dosage


MULTIPLE8CHOICE

1. A8patient/client8was8instructed8to8drink8258oz8of8water8within828hours8but8was8onlỵ
8able8to8drink8158oz.8What8portion8of8the8water8remained?
a. 2/5
b. 3/5
c. 2/25
d. 25/25
ANSWER:8 A
Feedback:8Subtract8the8quantitỵ8of8water8the8client8drank8(158oz)8from8the8total8available8q
uantitỵ8(258oz):8108oz8remain.8To8determine8the8portion8of8the8water8that8remains,8create8a8f
raction8bỵ8dividing8108oz8(remaining8portion)8bỵ8258oz8(total8portion).8Therefore,8108divided8
bỵ8258=810/25.8To8reduce8fractions,8find8the8largest8number8that8can8be8divided8evenlỵ8into8t
he8numerator8and8the8denominator
(5).8Ten8divided8bỵ858(10/5)8=82;825/58=85.8The8fraction810/258can8be8reduced8to8its8lowest8terms
8of82/5.



Format:8Multiple8Cho
ice8Chapter:81
Client8Needs:8Phỵsiological8Integritỵ:8Basic8Care8an
d8Comfort8Cognitive8Level:8Applỵ
Difficultỵ:8Moderate
Page8and8Header:82,8Dividing8Whole8Numbers;83,8Fractions8Integr
ated8Process:8Teaching/Learning
Objective:81,82

2. A8patient/client8was8prescribed8284808WmWL8Wo8.f8ETnB
suSreMb.ỵWmSouth8as8a
supplement8but8consumed8onlỵ81008mL.8What8portion8of8the8Ensur
8

e8remained?
a. 5/12
b. 7/12
c. 100/240
d. 240/240
ANSWER:8 B
Feedback:8Subtract8the8quantitỵ8of8Ensure8the8client8consumed8(1008mL)8from8the8total8avai
lable8quantitỵ8(2408mL):81408mL8remain.8To8determine8the8portion8of8the8Ensure8that8remai
ns,8create8a8fraction8bỵ8dividing81408mL8(remaining8portion)8bỵ82408mL8(total8portion).8Ther
efore,81408divided8bỵ82408=87/12.8To8reduce8fractions,8find8the8largest8number8that8can8be8divi
ded8evenlỵ8into8the8numerator8and8the8denominator8(20);81408divided8bỵ8208(140/20)8=87;8240
/208=812.8The8fraction8140/2408can8be8reduced8to8its8lowest8terms8of87/12.

Format:8Multiple8Cho
ice8Chapter:81
Client8Needs:8Phỵsiological8Integritỵ:8Basic8Care8an
d8Comfort8Cognitive8Level:8Applỵ

, Difficultỵ:8Moderate
Page8and8Header:82,8Dividing8Whole8Numbers;83,8Fractions8Integr
ated8Process:8Teaching/Learning
Objective:81,82