Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade 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
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
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
, Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The
medication comes in a container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg
tablets." How much will the nurse give? -
correct answer ✅4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The
drug label reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the
nurse administer? -
correct answer ✅10 mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly.
The label on the multidose vial states that the concentration is 100
mg/mL. What volume of the drug should the nurse administer? -
correct answer ✅1.7 mL
Questions & Answers (Grade 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
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
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
, Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The
medication comes in a container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg
tablets." How much will the nurse give? -
correct answer ✅4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The
drug label reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the
nurse administer? -
correct answer ✅10 mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly.
The label on the multidose vial states that the concentration is 100
mg/mL. What volume of the drug should the nurse administer? -
correct answer ✅1.7 mL
