Dosage Calculation Practice Exam-KEY with Solutions

DOSAGE CALCULATION PRACTICE EXAM-KEY
**You must include units for each answer. If units are not included or are incorrect, your answer will be
marked wrong.**



1. The physician orders 10 mg of lisinopril daily. How many tablets should the nurse administer per
dose? (See image below.) 4 tabs




2. A patient who has bacterial septicemia has been ordered to receive Gentamicin 1.7
mg/kg IV every 8 hours. The patient weighs 143 pounds. On hand is 80mg/2 mL. The
nurse will administer _____ mL every 8 hours (Round to the nearest tenth).

143 lb=65 kg

2.8mL

3. The physician orders 2mg of IV Ondansetron every 8 hours as needed. How many mL
should the nurse administer per dose? (See image below.) 1mL

, 4. The physician orders 7.5mg of Metoclopramide every 8 hours as needed for nausea.
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (See image below.) 1.5mL




5. The physician orders 15g oral Lactulose four times a day for constipation. How many
tbsp should the nurse administer per dose? (See image below.) 1.5 tbsp




6. 4558mL= _4.6______L (Round to the nearest tenth.)




7. A client following heart surgery is on digoxin. The dosage is 8mcg/kg divided equally into
two doses and the client’s weight is 18 lbs. How many mcg of digoxin should the nurse
administer per dose? 32.7 mcg