Dosage Calculation Practice Questions And Answers 2022/2023

Have is 4g/100ml = 1.5g/4g= 0.375 times ml given = 100ml = 0.375* 100ml= 37.5 ml A client is prescribed cephalexin 250 mg by mouth every 12 hours. The medication is available in 500 mg/tablet. Which number of tablets will the nurse administer to the client? (Round at the end of the equation. Record your answer using one decimal place.) * Answer-0.5 Tablets 250mg order / 500mg available = 0.5 mg every 12 hours The nurse, preparing medication for a client, has a 20 mL multidose vial of heparin labeled 10,000 units per mL. The prescribed concentration is to mix 25,000 units of heparin per 250 mL of normal saline. Which amount of heparin, in mLs, will the nurse add to the 250 mL bag of normal saline? (Record your answer using one decimal place.) * Answer-(10,000/1) = (25,000/x) x = 2.5 =2.5ml The nurse cares for a client receiving 1,800 ml of IV fluid daily. The IV set delivers 60 drops per ml. The nurse should adjust the IV flow rate so that the client receives how many drops of fluid per minute? * Answer-(1,800 / 24hr) = 75 drops/min IV set delivers 60 drops per min, ml per hr equals drops per min The nurse dilutes a 2-g vial of cefazolin (Ancef) with 3 mL of diluent to yield a volume of 3.2 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer if the physician orders 550 mg IM? * Answer-(2,000 mg / 3.2ml) =(550 mg / X ml)X