Dosage Calculations FINAL Exam Version 1 KEY Questions and Answers
Name: Date:
1. Furosemide 50mg IV push now.
Available: Furosemide
40mg/10mL
How many mL will you give?
Answer 12.5
2. The IV order is for D5W to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The drop factor is 10
gtt/mL. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the IV be regulated?
Answer 17
3. 4 Tablespoons = teaspoons?
Answer 12
4. Order: Cinoxacin 1 g/day, PO, in two divided
doses Drug available: 500 mg capsules
How many milligrams would you give per
dose? Answer 500
5. The medication order is to administer Prozac 40 mg PO
qid. Available: Prozac liquid 20 mg per 5 mL
How many mL will you administer?
,Answer 10
6. Order: 35 mg of a medication by mouth
tid Patient weight: 99 pounds
Safe dose range: 2 to 4
mg/kg/day This is a safe
medication order.
A) True
B) False
Answer A) True
7. The nurse wants to give 2 g of magnesium sulfate and has available a medication labeled
50% magnesium sulfate in 20 mL.
How many mL will the nurse
administer? Answer 4
8. The BSA of a 5-year-old patient is 0.9 m2
Medication order: Carmustine 75 mg/m2 every day times 2 days
Available: 100 mg/10 mL vial
The patient would receive a dose of mL/day times 2
days. Answer 6.8
9. Order: LR 1000 mL at 90 mL/hr. How many hours are required to administer the following fluid at
the given rate?
Answer 11.1
10. The BSA of a patient who is 3 years old is 0.62
m2. Medication order: Daunorubicin 25 mg/m2
weekly Available: 2 mg/mL in 25 mL vial
The patient would receive a dose of mg/week.
, Answer 15.5
11. Medication order: lidocaine, continuous infusion at 2 mg/min on the infusion
pump. Available: IV of 500 mL D5W with 2 g lidocaine added
What will be the hourly rate for the infusion pump
(mL/hour)? Answer 30
12. Patient weight: 32 kg
Medication order: Nitroprusside 2 mcg/kg/min
Pediatric dose: 200-500 mcg/kg/hr
Drug available: Nitroprusside 50 mg/5 mL
Dilution: 50.5 mg in 250 mL of NS at 19
mL/hr
Will this dilution deliver 2 mcg/kg/min?
A) True
B) False
Answer A) True
13. What is the weight in pounds of someone who weighs 100 KGs?
Answer: 220
14. Calculate the total dose of a medication to be administered if a patient weighs 22 pounds and is
to be given 60 mg/kg/day?
Name: Date:
1. Furosemide 50mg IV push now.
Available: Furosemide
40mg/10mL
How many mL will you give?
Answer 12.5
2. The IV order is for D5W to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The drop factor is 10
gtt/mL. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the IV be regulated?
Answer 17
3. 4 Tablespoons = teaspoons?
Answer 12
4. Order: Cinoxacin 1 g/day, PO, in two divided
doses Drug available: 500 mg capsules
How many milligrams would you give per
dose? Answer 500
5. The medication order is to administer Prozac 40 mg PO
qid. Available: Prozac liquid 20 mg per 5 mL
How many mL will you administer?
,Answer 10
6. Order: 35 mg of a medication by mouth
tid Patient weight: 99 pounds
Safe dose range: 2 to 4
mg/kg/day This is a safe
medication order.
A) True
B) False
Answer A) True
7. The nurse wants to give 2 g of magnesium sulfate and has available a medication labeled
50% magnesium sulfate in 20 mL.
How many mL will the nurse
administer? Answer 4
8. The BSA of a 5-year-old patient is 0.9 m2
Medication order: Carmustine 75 mg/m2 every day times 2 days
Available: 100 mg/10 mL vial
The patient would receive a dose of mL/day times 2
days. Answer 6.8
9. Order: LR 1000 mL at 90 mL/hr. How many hours are required to administer the following fluid at
the given rate?
Answer 11.1
10. The BSA of a patient who is 3 years old is 0.62
m2. Medication order: Daunorubicin 25 mg/m2
weekly Available: 2 mg/mL in 25 mL vial
The patient would receive a dose of mg/week.
, Answer 15.5
11. Medication order: lidocaine, continuous infusion at 2 mg/min on the infusion
pump. Available: IV of 500 mL D5W with 2 g lidocaine added
What will be the hourly rate for the infusion pump
(mL/hour)? Answer 30
12. Patient weight: 32 kg
Medication order: Nitroprusside 2 mcg/kg/min
Pediatric dose: 200-500 mcg/kg/hr
Drug available: Nitroprusside 50 mg/5 mL
Dilution: 50.5 mg in 250 mL of NS at 19
mL/hr
Will this dilution deliver 2 mcg/kg/min?
A) True
B) False
Answer A) True
13. What is the weight in pounds of someone who weighs 100 KGs?
Answer: 220
14. Calculate the total dose of a medication to be administered if a patient weighs 22 pounds and is
to be given 60 mg/kg/day?
