Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1 with 100% Verified Answers
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg much will the nurse give? - ANSWER -4
every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg tabs
capsules. What would the nurse administer? -
ANSWER -2 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two
times a day. The drug label reads "Amoxicillin
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse
intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials administer? - ANSWER -10 mL
reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse
give? - ANSWER -1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication
intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vial
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What
(Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure volume of the drug should the nurse administer?
(CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the - ANSWER -1.7 mL
correct dose to administer? - ANSWER -
0.75 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of
Solu-medrol intravenously (IV) to a client with
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a pneumonia. The vial states that it has 120 mg per
client who has been prescribed 600 mg of an 2 mL. The nurse would correctly draw up which
oral liquid medication. The mother shows the amount? - ANSWER -1.3 mL
nurse the label of the medication, which reads:
250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother
to give how many milliliters? - ANSWER - The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid
2.4 mL 0.5 g daily. The drug label reads ascorbic acid
250 mg. The nurse would administer how many
tablets? - ANSWER -2 tabs
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 A client is being treated for congestive heart
much of the suspension in one dose? - failure (CHF) and is to receive 0.5 milligrams of
ANSWER -10 mL digoxin, which is available in 250-microgram
tablets. The nurse would correctly administer how
many tablets? - ANSWER -2 tabs
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an
antibiotic suspension. The label on the
suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much The nurse is to administer 25 mg of meperidine
would the nurse administer? - ANSWER - (Demerol). The vial states that it contains
2.5 mL meperidine 50mg/1 mL. How much medication
should the nurse draw up for the ordered
dosage? - ANSWER -0.5 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 A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the
1/2
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg much will the nurse give? - ANSWER -4
every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg tabs
capsules. What would the nurse administer? -
ANSWER -2 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two
times a day. The drug label reads "Amoxicillin
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse
intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials administer? - ANSWER -10 mL
reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse
give? - ANSWER -1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication
intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vial
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What
(Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure volume of the drug should the nurse administer?
(CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the - ANSWER -1.7 mL
correct dose to administer? - ANSWER -
0.75 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of
Solu-medrol intravenously (IV) to a client with
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a pneumonia. The vial states that it has 120 mg per
client who has been prescribed 600 mg of an 2 mL. The nurse would correctly draw up which
oral liquid medication. The mother shows the amount? - ANSWER -1.3 mL
nurse the label of the medication, which reads:
250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother
to give how many milliliters? - ANSWER - The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid
2.4 mL 0.5 g daily. The drug label reads ascorbic acid
250 mg. The nurse would administer how many
tablets? - ANSWER -2 tabs
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 A client is being treated for congestive heart
much of the suspension in one dose? - failure (CHF) and is to receive 0.5 milligrams of
ANSWER -10 mL digoxin, which is available in 250-microgram
tablets. The nurse would correctly administer how
many tablets? - ANSWER -2 tabs
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an
antibiotic suspension. The label on the
suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much The nurse is to administer 25 mg of meperidine
would the nurse administer? - ANSWER - (Demerol). The vial states that it contains
2.5 mL meperidine 50mg/1 mL. How much medication
should the nurse draw up for the ordered
dosage? - ANSWER -0.5 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 A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the
1/2
