Dosage and Calculation Quiz Bank| Questions and answers with Steps| Latest 2022 / 2023

Dosage and Calculation Quiz Bank| Questions and answers with Steps| Latest 2022 / 2023 1. The nurse is preparing to administer 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? - 1.3 mL 2. The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label reads ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would administer how many tablets? - convert grams first - (0.5grams) (1000mg)= 500mg - = 500mg/250mg - = 2 tablets 3. A client is being treated for 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? - convert milligrams to MICROgrams= (0.5)(1000) - =500/250 - = 2 tablets 4. The nurse is to administer 25 mg of meperidine (Demerol). The vial states that it contains meperidine 50mg/1 mL. How much medication should the nurse draw up for the ordered dosage? - 0.5 mL 5. A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the metric system equivalent. The nurse performs the calculation to find which result? - 1 ounce equals 29.5735 Milliliters - =30ml - = (30ml)(3) - = 90ml 6. A client has been prescribed a one-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? - 0.4 mL 7. A physical orders 75 mcg of a drug IM daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled 0.5 mg in 5 mL. How many mL with the patient receive? - convert first! (mcg to mg) - = 75mcg / 1000= 0.075 - = 0.075 / 0.5 = 0.15 - = (0.15) ( 5ml)= 0.75 - =0.75ml 8. The patient is to receive 750 mg of a drug PO daily. The drug bottle is labeled 0.5 g in 5 mL. How many Tbs will the patient receive? - 0.5 Tbs convert first! 9. The order is for 1 g of a medication PO BID. The pharmacy sends the medication labeled 200 mg in 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - 25 mL