Dosage Calculations FINAL Exam Version 2 KEY Question and Answers
1. Order: Compazine 10 mg, PO, qid. Using the following drug label, how many tablet(s) would you give per dose?
Answer 2
2. A patient is to receive lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) 100 mg as an intravenous bolus. The Xylocaine
is labeled 20 mg/mL.
How many milliliters should be
administered? Answer 5
3. Medication order: Nafcillin 0.5 G, IM, q6h. Drug available: 2 g Nafcillin Sodium for injection,
USP. How many milliliters of Nafcillin would you give per dose?
Answer 2
4. The medication order is to administer Ancef 5 mg/kg. The child weighs 90 pounds. The maximum dosage is
750 mg. How many milligrams are ordered for the child?
Answer 204.55
1
,5. Mix 10 units of oxytocin in 1000 mL
NS. Start infusion at 25 mL/hr.
Do Increase by 5 mL/hr every 10 minutes until uterine contractions are 2 to 3 minutes apart
not to exceed 44 miliunits/min.
Maintain total IV fluid volume at 100 mL/hr.
How many miliunits per hour will be
delivered? Answer 250
6. The medication order is to administer furosemide (Lasix) 2 mg/kg/day. The child weighs 33 pounds.
Drug available: 8 mL vial labeled Lasix 10 mg/mL.
How many mL will the nurse administer each
day? Answer 3
7. Order: 20 mg of a medication by mouth
tid Patient weight: 132 pounds (60kg)
Safe dose range: 1 to 3 mg/kg/day
This is a safe medication order.
A) True
B) False
Answer A) True
8. Medication order: Capoten 100
mg Available: Capoten 0.1 g tablets
How many tablets will you administer?
2
, Answer 1
9. Prefixes can be added to a basic unit of measurement to indicate a larger or smaller unit of measurement
than the basic unit. What does the prefix kilo indicate?
A) One hundred
B) Ten
C) One thousand
D) One tenth
Answer C) One thousand
10. 3 cups= mL
Answer 720
11. Convert 7 oz to L.
Answer 0.2
12. Medication on hand: Insulin 50 units in
100mL How many units per ML?
Answer 0.5
13. Convert 36 to a Roman numeral.
Answer XXXVI
14. Order: Theophylline 120 mg, PO, daily. Drug available: Theophylline elixir 80 mg/15
mL. How many milliliters of theophylline will you give?
Answer 22.5
3
1. Order: Compazine 10 mg, PO, qid. Using the following drug label, how many tablet(s) would you give per dose?
Answer 2
2. A patient is to receive lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) 100 mg as an intravenous bolus. The Xylocaine
is labeled 20 mg/mL.
How many milliliters should be
administered? Answer 5
3. Medication order: Nafcillin 0.5 G, IM, q6h. Drug available: 2 g Nafcillin Sodium for injection,
USP. How many milliliters of Nafcillin would you give per dose?
Answer 2
4. The medication order is to administer Ancef 5 mg/kg. The child weighs 90 pounds. The maximum dosage is
750 mg. How many milligrams are ordered for the child?
Answer 204.55
1
,5. Mix 10 units of oxytocin in 1000 mL
NS. Start infusion at 25 mL/hr.
Do Increase by 5 mL/hr every 10 minutes until uterine contractions are 2 to 3 minutes apart
not to exceed 44 miliunits/min.
Maintain total IV fluid volume at 100 mL/hr.
How many miliunits per hour will be
delivered? Answer 250
6. The medication order is to administer furosemide (Lasix) 2 mg/kg/day. The child weighs 33 pounds.
Drug available: 8 mL vial labeled Lasix 10 mg/mL.
How many mL will the nurse administer each
day? Answer 3
7. Order: 20 mg of a medication by mouth
tid Patient weight: 132 pounds (60kg)
Safe dose range: 1 to 3 mg/kg/day
This is a safe medication order.
A) True
B) False
Answer A) True
8. Medication order: Capoten 100
mg Available: Capoten 0.1 g tablets
How many tablets will you administer?
2
, Answer 1
9. Prefixes can be added to a basic unit of measurement to indicate a larger or smaller unit of measurement
than the basic unit. What does the prefix kilo indicate?
A) One hundred
B) Ten
C) One thousand
D) One tenth
Answer C) One thousand
10. 3 cups= mL
Answer 720
11. Convert 7 oz to L.
Answer 0.2
12. Medication on hand: Insulin 50 units in
100mL How many units per ML?
Answer 0.5
13. Convert 36 to a Roman numeral.
Answer XXXVI
14. Order: Theophylline 120 mg, PO, daily. Drug available: Theophylline elixir 80 mg/15
mL. How many milliliters of theophylline will you give?
Answer 22.5
3
