Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration Exam Practice Questions and Correct Detailed

Dosage Calculation
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Prefixes of the Metric System - correct
answer=✔✔Kilo - 1,000
Hecto - 100
Deca - 10


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,Unit - meter, gram, liter
Deci - 1/10, .1
Centi - 1/100, .01
Milli - 1/1000, .001


Unit of Volume - correct answer=✔✔1
Liter (L) = 1000 mL
0.001 Liter (L) = 1 mL
1 mL = 1 cc


Apothecary Vs Metric - correct
answer=✔✔Volume:
Metric: 30 mL = Apothecary: 1 fluid
ounce (oz)
Metric: 500 mL = Apothecary: 1 pint
(pt)


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,Metric 1000 mL (1 L) = Apothecary: 1
quart (qt)
Weight:
M: 60 mg = A: 1 grain (gr)
M: 1000 mg = 15 grains (gr XV)
M: 30 grams (g) = A: 1 oz
M: 1 kg= A: 2.2 lbs


Big-to-Small Rule - correct
answer=✔✔Useful converting doses
within same system (grams to
milligrams/kilograms, grams to
milligrams)


Rule 1: Write down "Big > Small"




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, Rule 2: Place the large unit under word
big and smaller unit under word small


Rule 3: Move the decimal point three
places in direction of the arrow, add
zeroes


1.7 g= 1700 mg


Reverse process to make bigger
number smaller


Rounding a Number: - correct
answer=✔✔To round a number, circle
the place value you're supposed to
round to. The number to the right of
that number tells you whether to keep
your circled number the same (if it's 0 -
4) or to increase it by one (if it's 5 - 9)

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