Galen College of Nursing
NSG 4800 Transition to Professional Practice Clinical
Medication Dosage Calculation Practice
Use this label to answer questions #1 and #2
1. According to the label above, what is the total amount of diluent that will be used to
reconstitute this bottle of medication? 65 mL
2. What is the final concentration of this medication when it is reconstituted? 250/5ml
3. A nurse is preparing a new medication order for a client.
Order: Lexapro 20 mg PO daily
Available: Lexapro 5 mg tablets
Administer 4 tablets daily (Round to the nearest whole or half tablet. The tablets are
scored)
5mg : 1 tab :: 20 mg : X tabs = 4 tabs
1tsp 3 tsp 15
----- X ------- = ------ = 15 tabs
5 ml X 1X
4. A nurse is preparing a dose of Zofran for a client prior to receiving radiotherapy.
Order: Ondansetron 15 mg IVP
Available: Ondansetron 2mg/1ml intravenous solution
How many mls should be withdrawn? 7.5 ml (Round to the nearest 1 decimal point)
, 5. Perform the following conversions:
3 tsp = ______15________ml.
70 kg = _____154______ lb.
500 mcg = ___0.5_______ mg.
Directions on Reading Drug Preparation Labels and Measurement: Read the
physician’s order for the prescribed medication in the first column. Then calculate a
single drug dosage to be given to the client. Choose the syringe that will most accurately
deliver the dosage (round your answer according to the syringe) and then mark the
correct syringe with a vertical line to indicate the dose you will administer in problems 6-
7. Round your answer according to the. Problem 8: calculate the dosage and mark the
medication cup with a horizontal line.
6. Order: Heparin 5000 units
SQ daily.
Dosage: 0.5ml
7. Depo-Provera150 mg IM X 5 days.
Dosage: .38 ml
8. Augmentin 375mg PO TID x 10
days.
Dosage: 15 ml
Directions: Read the physician’s order for the prescribed insulin write the total dosage to
be given to the client. Indicate which insulins are to be chosen for mixing and mark the
dosage on the correct syringe with a vertical line
NSG 4800 Transition to Professional Practice Clinical
Medication Dosage Calculation Practice
Use this label to answer questions #1 and #2
1. According to the label above, what is the total amount of diluent that will be used to
reconstitute this bottle of medication? 65 mL
2. What is the final concentration of this medication when it is reconstituted? 250/5ml
3. A nurse is preparing a new medication order for a client.
Order: Lexapro 20 mg PO daily
Available: Lexapro 5 mg tablets
Administer 4 tablets daily (Round to the nearest whole or half tablet. The tablets are
scored)
5mg : 1 tab :: 20 mg : X tabs = 4 tabs
1tsp 3 tsp 15
----- X ------- = ------ = 15 tabs
5 ml X 1X
4. A nurse is preparing a dose of Zofran for a client prior to receiving radiotherapy.
Order: Ondansetron 15 mg IVP
Available: Ondansetron 2mg/1ml intravenous solution
How many mls should be withdrawn? 7.5 ml (Round to the nearest 1 decimal point)
, 5. Perform the following conversions:
3 tsp = ______15________ml.
70 kg = _____154______ lb.
500 mcg = ___0.5_______ mg.
Directions on Reading Drug Preparation Labels and Measurement: Read the
physician’s order for the prescribed medication in the first column. Then calculate a
single drug dosage to be given to the client. Choose the syringe that will most accurately
deliver the dosage (round your answer according to the syringe) and then mark the
correct syringe with a vertical line to indicate the dose you will administer in problems 6-
7. Round your answer according to the. Problem 8: calculate the dosage and mark the
medication cup with a horizontal line.
6. Order: Heparin 5000 units
SQ daily.
Dosage: 0.5ml
7. Depo-Provera150 mg IM X 5 days.
Dosage: .38 ml
8. Augmentin 375mg PO TID x 10
days.
Dosage: 15 ml
Directions: Read the physician’s order for the prescribed insulin write the total dosage to
be given to the client. Indicate which insulins are to be chosen for mixing and mark the
dosage on the correct syringe with a vertical line
