Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1 – Nursing Math
Questions & Answers | Medication Dosage, IV Flow Rates,
Conversions & Dimensional Analysis | Comprehensive Exam
Preparation | 2026 Edition | Grade A Success Resource
Question and answer
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 ANSWER2.5
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
ANSWER4 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 ANSWER10 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 ANSWER1.7 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol
intravenously (IV) to a client with pneumonia. The vial states
that it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse would correctly draw
up which amount? CORRECT ANSWER1.3 mL
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily.
The drug label reads ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would
administer how many tablets? CORRECT ANSWER2 tabs
Questions & Answers | Medication Dosage, IV Flow Rates,
Conversions & Dimensional Analysis | Comprehensive Exam
Preparation | 2026 Edition | Grade A Success Resource
Question and answer
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 ANSWER2.5
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
ANSWER4 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 ANSWER10 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 ANSWER1.7 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol
intravenously (IV) to a client with pneumonia. The vial states
that it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse would correctly draw
up which amount? CORRECT ANSWER1.3 mL
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily.
The drug label reads ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would
administer how many tablets? CORRECT ANSWER2 tabs
