Dosage Calculation Exam: RN299 - Nursing Capstone 2021.

Dosage Calculation Exam: RN299 - Nursing Capstone 2021. Dosage Calculation Exam 2021 Question 1 2 / 2 pts Order: Ampicillin 1 gm po now Available: 100 capsule bottle labeled "Ampicillin 500 mg/capsule" How many capsules will the nurse administer to the patient? capsules Correct! rrect Answers 2 1 gm = 1000 mg OR 500 mg = 0.5 gm 1000 mg/500 mg x 1 capsule = 2 capsules OR 1 gm/0.5 gm x 1 capsule = 2 capsules 1 gm = 1000 mg OR 500 mg = 0.5 gm 1000 mg/500 mg x 1 capsule = 2 capsules OR 1 gm/0.5 gm x 1 capsule = 2 capsules Page 1 of 70 Page 2 of 70 Client: 48 year old female; post-op umbilical hernia repair; weight = 152 lbs Order: Administer heparin 4000 units subcutaneously q12 hours Available: 10 mL vial of heparin 10,000 units/mL How many milliliters of heparin will the nurse administer to the client (round to the nearest tenth)? mL Correct! rrect Answers 0.4 Order: Tetracycline 500 mg po QID Available: 50 tablet bottle of tetracycline 250 mg/tablet How many tablets will the nurse administer to the patient in one day? tablets Correct! rrect Answers 8 Page 3 of 70 Client: 21 year old female; weight = 132 lbs Order: Administer cephalexin 15 mg/kg/day per NG tube in divided doses q6 hours Available: 240 mL bottle cephalexin 125 mg/5 mL How many milliliters will the nurse administer for each dose? mL Correct! rrect Answers 9 Page 4 of 70 Order: Administer 50 gm of drug A in 300 mL of 0.9% NS over 24 hours How many milligrams of drug A are in 1 milliliter of 0.9% NS (round to the nearest whole number)? mg/mL u Answered rrect Answers 167 Page 5 of 70 Client: School aged child with a severe B-hemolytic streptococcus upper respiratory infection; weight = 56 lbs Order: Administer cephalexin 100 mg/kg/day po in divided doses q8 hours x 14 days Available: 120 mL bottle of cephalexin 125 mg/5 mL How many milliliters of cephalexin should the nurse administer to the child for each dose (round to the nearest tenth)? mL Correct! rrect Answers 33.9 Page 6 of 70 Question 7 2 / 2 pts Client: weight = 77 lbs Order: Administer ondansetron 0.1 mg/kg IV 30 minutes prior to OR pick-up Available: 12 unit dose vials in the drug dispensing cabinet of ondansetron 4 mg/5mL Drug Reference Information: Clients less than 40 kg should be dosed based on weight at 0.1 mg/kg; clients over 40 kg administer 4 mg pre- operative for post-op nausea prophylaxis How many milliliters of ondansetron will the nurse administer to the client (round to the nearest tenth)? mL Page 7 of 70 Correct! rrect Answers 4.4 Client: Child; weight = 9 lbs Order: Phenobarbital 10 mg po q12 hrs Drug Reference Information: The recommended maintenance dose is 3 to 5 mg/kg/day in divided doses q12 hrs. The nurse should: rrect Answer administer the phenobarbital as ordered u Answered Page 8 of 70 Page 9 of 70 Client: 6 year old female; weight = 44 lbs Order: Administer ampicillin 15 mg/kg/day po in divided doses q8 hours Available: 60 mL bottle of ampicillin 100 mg/mL How many milliliters will the nurse administer to the child for one dose? mL Correct! rrect Answers 1