DOSAGE CALCULATIONS PRACTICE FINAL EXAM | ACTUAL QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2025/2026 | 100% SOLVED | GRADED A+

DOSAGE CALCULATIONS PRACTICE FINAL EXAM | ACTUAL QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2025/2026 | 100% SOLVED | 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? - ANSWER️2 tabs A client is being treated for congestive heart failure (CHF) and is to receive 0.5 milligrams of digoxin, which is available in 250-microgram tablets. The nurse would correctly administer how many tablets? - ANSWER️2 tabs The nurse is to administer 25 mg of meperidine (Demerol). The vial states that it contains meperidine 50mg/1 mL. How much medication should the nurse draw up for the ordered dosage? - ANSWER️0.5 mL A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the metric system equivalent. The nurse performs the calculation to find which result? - ANSWER️90 mL A client has been prescribed a one-time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The medication is available in ampules of 10 mg/mL. What volume of morphine should the nurse draw up? - ANSWER️0.4 mL A physical orders 75 mcg of a drug IM daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled 0.5 mg in 5 mL. How many mL with the patient receive? - ANSWER️0.75 mL The patient is to receive 750 mg of a drug PO daily. The drug bottle is labeled 0.5 g in 5 mL. How many Tbs will the patient receive? - ANSWER️0.5 Tbs The order is for 1 g of a medication PO BID. The pharmacy sends the medication labeled 200 mg in 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - ANSWER️25 mL The physician orders to administer Prednisolone oral solution 0.03 g daily. The label reads Predisolone 15 mg per 5 mL. How many tsp will the patient receive? - ANSWER️2 tsp The physician orders granisetron 450 mcg IV 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy. The label reads 0.1 mg per mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to the patient? - ANSWER️4.5 mL Ordered: 250 mg Available: 100 mg/2 mL - ANSWER️(250/100)2 = 5 mL Ordered: 100 mg Available: 0.05 g tablets - ANSWER️0.05 g = 50 mg 100/50 = 2 tablets Ordered: 8 mcg/kg/hr Available: 0.64 mg/2 mL Patient weighs 80 kg What drip rate (mL/hr)? - ANSWER️8x80 = 640 mcg 0.64 = 640 mcg (640/640)2 = 2 mL Ordered: 24 mg over 8 hours Available: 96 mg/4 mL What drip rate (mL/hr)? - ANSWER️(24/96)4 = (0.25)4 = 1 mL 1 mL / 8 hrs = 0.125 mL/hr Ordered: 400 mcg Available: 0.08 mg/0.5 mL - ANSWER️0.08 mg = 80 mcg (400/80)0.5 = 2.5 mL Ordered: 117 mg/kg over 12 hours Available: 260 mg/3 mL Patient weighs 220 lbs What drip rate (mL/hr)? - ANSWER️220 lbs/2.2 = 100 kg 117 x 100 = 11700 mg (11700/260)3 = 45 mL over 12 hrs 45/12 = 3.75 mL/hr Ordered: 6 mL over 12 hours Available: 120 mg/4 mL How many mg will the patient receive after 6 hours? - ANSWER️(6 mL/4 mL)120 mg = 180 mg over 12 hrs Since 6 hrs is half of 12 hrs, the patient will receive half of the total mg. Thus, 180/2 = 90 mg Ordered: 196 mg tid Available: 56 mg scored tablets How many tablets in one day? - ANSWER️196/56 = 3.5 tablets per dose 3.5 x 3 = 10.5 tablets Ordered: 1 spray bid Available: 64 mcg per inhalation How many mg will the patient receive in one week? - ANSWER️64 mcg x 2 = 128 mcg per day 128 x 7 = 896 mcg per week 896/1000 = 0.896 mg per week Ordered: 0.03 mg over 8 hours Available: 6 mcg/2 mL What drip rate (mL/hr)? - ANSWER️0.03 = 30 mcg (30/6)2 = 10 mL over 8 hrs 10/8 = 1.25 mL/hr Order: Biaxin 200 mg p.o. q 12 h for a child who weighs 45 lbs. Have: Biaxin 125 mg per 5 mL Biaxin label states 15 mg/kg/day in two equal doses.