Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1

Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules.
What would the nurse administer?

2 tabs




A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials reads 100
mg/mL. How much would the nurse give?

1.5 mL



A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The
vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer?

0.75 mL




The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been prescribed 600 mg of an oral liquid
medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the medication, which reads: 250 mg/mL. The
nurse would instruct the mother to give how many milliliters?

2.4 mL




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 much of the suspension in one dose?

10 mL




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?

2.5 mL