ATI Dosage Calculation RN Fundamentals
Proctored Assessment 3.2 (35 Questions)
1. The doctor orders 2,000 mg of a medication. The supply is 1 g per tablet. How many
tablets should the nurse administer?
A. 0.5 tablet
B. 1 tablet
C. 2 tablets ✓
D. 4 tablets
2. Convert 0.25 grams to milligrams.
A. 25 mg
B. 250 mg ✓
C. 2,500 mg
D. 25,000 mg
3. A patient weighs 150 pounds. What is their weight in kilograms? (Round to the nearest
tenth).
A. 68.0 kg
B. 68.2 kg ✓
C. 75.0 kg
D. 330 kg
4. The order is for 500 mcg of a drug. The available drug is 0.125 mg per tablet. How many
tablets will you give?
A. 0.5 tablet
B. 2 tablets
C. 4 tablets ✓
D. 8 tablets
5. How many milliliters are in 1 liter?
A. 10 mL
B. 100 mL
C. 1,000 mL ✓
D. 10,000 mL
6. Convert 7.5 kilograms to grams.
A. 75 g
, B. 750 g
C. 7,500 g ✓
D. 75,000 g
7. The safe dosage range for a drug is 5-10 mg/kg/day. The child weighs 44 lbs. What is the
safe 24-hour range for this child? (Round to the nearest tenth).
A. 10-20 mg/day
B. 50-100 mg/day
C. 100-200 mg/day ✓
D. 220-440 mg/day
8. The order is for 1.5 teaspoons of liquid medication. How many milliliters will you
administer?
A. 1.5 mL
B. 5 mL
C. 7.5 mL ✓
D. 15 mL
9. A patient is to receive 1,500 mL of IV fluid over 8 hours. The tubing drop factor is 15
gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in drops per minute?
A. 31 gtt/min
B. 47 gtt/min ✓
C. 94 gtt/min
D. 188 gtt/min
10. How many micrograms are in 1 milligram?
A. 10 mcg
B. 100 mcg
C. 1,000 mcg ✓
D. 10,000 mcg
11. The doctor orders 0.5 g of a drug. The label states 250 mg per capsule. How many
capsules will you give?
A. 0.5 capsule
B. 1 capsule
C. 2 capsules ✓
D. 5 capsules
12. A patient weighs 176 lbs. The order is for a drug dosed at 0.4 mg/kg. How many mg will
you administer?
, A. 16 mg
B. 32 mg ✓
C. 70.4 mg
D. 80 mg
13. Convert 80 mg to grams.
A. 0.08 g ✓
B. 0.8 g
C. 8 g
D. 800 g
14. The order is for 1,000 mL of NS to infuse over 10 hours. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.
Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min.
A. 16.6 (or 17) gtt/min ✓
B. 100 gtt/min
C. 167 gtt/min
D. 1,000 gtt/min
15. The safe pediatric dose is 15 mg/kg/day in divided doses. The child weighs 22 kg. What
is the total safe daily dose?
A. 150 mg/day
B. 220 mg/day
C. 330 mg/day ✓
D. 450 mg/day
16. How many liters are in 2,500 milliliters?
A. 0.25 L
B. 2.5 L ✓
C. 25 L
D. 250 L
17. The order is for 750 mg. The drug is available as 1.5 g in 2 mL. How many mL will you
administer?
A. 0.5 mL
B. 1 mL ✓
C. 1.5 mL
D. 2 mL
18. A patient is to receive 30 mEq of a medication. The bottle is labeled 40 mEq per 15 mL.
How many mL will you give?
, A. 8.25 mL
B. 11.25 mL ✓
C. 12.5 mL
D. 20 mL
19. Convert 45 mL to ounces (1 oz = 30 mL).
A. 1 oz
B. 1.5 oz ✓
C. 2 oz
D. 15 oz
20. The order is for 250,000 units of a drug. The vial is labeled 500,000 units per 1 mL. How
many mL will you draw up?
A. 0.25 mL
B. 0.5 mL ✓
C. 1 mL
D. 2 mL
Oral Medications (21-40)
21. The doctor orders 40 mg of furosemide. The pharmacy supplies 20 mg tablets. How
many tablets will you administer?
A. 0.5 tablet
B. 1 tablet
C. 2 tablets ✓
D. 4 tablets
22. A patient is to receive 0.25 mg of levothyroxine. The available tablets are 125 mcg each.
How many tablets are needed?
A. 0.5 tablet
B. 1 tablet
C. 2 tablets ✓
D. 4 tablets
23. The order is for 0.5 g of amoxicillin. The suspension available is 250 mg per 5 mL. How
many mL will you give?
A. 2.5 mL
B. 5 mL
Proctored Assessment 3.2 (35 Questions)
1. The doctor orders 2,000 mg of a medication. The supply is 1 g per tablet. How many
tablets should the nurse administer?
A. 0.5 tablet
B. 1 tablet
C. 2 tablets ✓
D. 4 tablets
2. Convert 0.25 grams to milligrams.
A. 25 mg
B. 250 mg ✓
C. 2,500 mg
D. 25,000 mg
3. A patient weighs 150 pounds. What is their weight in kilograms? (Round to the nearest
tenth).
A. 68.0 kg
B. 68.2 kg ✓
C. 75.0 kg
D. 330 kg
4. The order is for 500 mcg of a drug. The available drug is 0.125 mg per tablet. How many
tablets will you give?
A. 0.5 tablet
B. 2 tablets
C. 4 tablets ✓
D. 8 tablets
5. How many milliliters are in 1 liter?
A. 10 mL
B. 100 mL
C. 1,000 mL ✓
D. 10,000 mL
6. Convert 7.5 kilograms to grams.
A. 75 g
, B. 750 g
C. 7,500 g ✓
D. 75,000 g
7. The safe dosage range for a drug is 5-10 mg/kg/day. The child weighs 44 lbs. What is the
safe 24-hour range for this child? (Round to the nearest tenth).
A. 10-20 mg/day
B. 50-100 mg/day
C. 100-200 mg/day ✓
D. 220-440 mg/day
8. The order is for 1.5 teaspoons of liquid medication. How many milliliters will you
administer?
A. 1.5 mL
B. 5 mL
C. 7.5 mL ✓
D. 15 mL
9. A patient is to receive 1,500 mL of IV fluid over 8 hours. The tubing drop factor is 15
gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in drops per minute?
A. 31 gtt/min
B. 47 gtt/min ✓
C. 94 gtt/min
D. 188 gtt/min
10. How many micrograms are in 1 milligram?
A. 10 mcg
B. 100 mcg
C. 1,000 mcg ✓
D. 10,000 mcg
11. The doctor orders 0.5 g of a drug. The label states 250 mg per capsule. How many
capsules will you give?
A. 0.5 capsule
B. 1 capsule
C. 2 capsules ✓
D. 5 capsules
12. A patient weighs 176 lbs. The order is for a drug dosed at 0.4 mg/kg. How many mg will
you administer?
, A. 16 mg
B. 32 mg ✓
C. 70.4 mg
D. 80 mg
13. Convert 80 mg to grams.
A. 0.08 g ✓
B. 0.8 g
C. 8 g
D. 800 g
14. The order is for 1,000 mL of NS to infuse over 10 hours. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.
Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min.
A. 16.6 (or 17) gtt/min ✓
B. 100 gtt/min
C. 167 gtt/min
D. 1,000 gtt/min
15. The safe pediatric dose is 15 mg/kg/day in divided doses. The child weighs 22 kg. What
is the total safe daily dose?
A. 150 mg/day
B. 220 mg/day
C. 330 mg/day ✓
D. 450 mg/day
16. How many liters are in 2,500 milliliters?
A. 0.25 L
B. 2.5 L ✓
C. 25 L
D. 250 L
17. The order is for 750 mg. The drug is available as 1.5 g in 2 mL. How many mL will you
administer?
A. 0.5 mL
B. 1 mL ✓
C. 1.5 mL
D. 2 mL
18. A patient is to receive 30 mEq of a medication. The bottle is labeled 40 mEq per 15 mL.
How many mL will you give?
, A. 8.25 mL
B. 11.25 mL ✓
C. 12.5 mL
D. 20 mL
19. Convert 45 mL to ounces (1 oz = 30 mL).
A. 1 oz
B. 1.5 oz ✓
C. 2 oz
D. 15 oz
20. The order is for 250,000 units of a drug. The vial is labeled 500,000 units per 1 mL. How
many mL will you draw up?
A. 0.25 mL
B. 0.5 mL ✓
C. 1 mL
D. 2 mL
Oral Medications (21-40)
21. The doctor orders 40 mg of furosemide. The pharmacy supplies 20 mg tablets. How
many tablets will you administer?
A. 0.5 tablet
B. 1 tablet
C. 2 tablets ✓
D. 4 tablets
22. A patient is to receive 0.25 mg of levothyroxine. The available tablets are 125 mcg each.
How many tablets are needed?
A. 0.5 tablet
B. 1 tablet
C. 2 tablets ✓
D. 4 tablets
23. The order is for 0.5 g of amoxicillin. The suspension available is 250 mg per 5 mL. How
many mL will you give?
A. 2.5 mL
B. 5 mL
