Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
A child is to receive 500 mg of an 10 mL
antibiotic suspension. The label on
the bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The
nurse should administer how much
of the suspension in one dose?
A client has been prescribed a one- 0.4 mL
time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The
medication is available in ampules of
10 mg/mL. What volume of
morphine should the nurse draw
up?
A client is being treated for 2 tabs
congestive heart failure (CHF) and is
to receive 0.5 milligrams of digoxin,
which is available in 250-microgram
tablets. The nurse would correctly
administer how many tablets?
The client is to be given ascorbic 4 tabs
acid 1 g daily by mouth. The
medication comes in a container
labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg
tablets." How much will the nurse
give?
, Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
A health care provider orders 250 2.5 mL
mg of an antibiotic suspension. The
label on the suspension reads "500
mg/5 mL." How much would the
nurse administer?
The health care provider prescribes 2 tabs
ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug
label reads ascorbic acid 250 mg.
The nurse would administer how
many tablets?
The nurse is preparing to administer 1.3 mL
80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously
(IV) to a client with pneumonia. The
vial states that it has 120 mg per 2
mL. The nurse would correctly draw
up which amount?
The nurse is providing discharge 2.4 mL
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?
A child is to receive 500 mg of an 10 mL
antibiotic suspension. The label on
the bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The
nurse should administer how much
of the suspension in one dose?
A client has been prescribed a one- 0.4 mL
time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The
medication is available in ampules of
10 mg/mL. What volume of
morphine should the nurse draw
up?
A client is being treated for 2 tabs
congestive heart failure (CHF) and is
to receive 0.5 milligrams of digoxin,
which is available in 250-microgram
tablets. The nurse would correctly
administer how many tablets?
The client is to be given ascorbic 4 tabs
acid 1 g daily by mouth. The
medication comes in a container
labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg
tablets." How much will the nurse
give?
, Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
A health care provider orders 250 2.5 mL
mg of an antibiotic suspension. The
label on the suspension reads "500
mg/5 mL." How much would the
nurse administer?
The health care provider prescribes 2 tabs
ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug
label reads ascorbic acid 250 mg.
The nurse would administer how
many tablets?
The nurse is preparing to administer 1.3 mL
80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously
(IV) to a client with pneumonia. The
vial states that it has 120 mg per 2
mL. The nurse would correctly draw
up which amount?
The nurse is providing discharge 2.4 mL
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?
