Adult medical surgical Dosage Calculation PN
1. A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV
to infused over 2 hr. The nurse should set IV pump to deliver how many
mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number): 125 mL/
2. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client.
Available is cephazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the
powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of
cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to
the nearest tenth): 1.1 mL
3. A nurse is preparing to administer ribavirin 600 mg P.O. every 12 hr.
Available is ribavirin 200 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number): 3 tablets
4. A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is
furosemide injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer.
(Round to the nearest whole number): 2 mL
5. A nurse is preparing to administer hydralazine 0.2 mg/kg IM to a client
who weighs 84 lb. Available is hydralazine 20 mg/mL. How many mL should
the the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest hundredth): 0.38 mL
6. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client.
Available is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the
powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of
cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to
the nearest tenth): 2.2 mL
7. A nurse in a long term cae facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine
3 mg P.O. twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is
rivastigmine 1.5 mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number): 2 capsules
8. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr.
Available is cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest tenth): 1.5 mL
9. The nurse is preparing to administer a 1,500 mL IV fluid bolus of 0.9%
sodium chloride to a client. How many liters should the nurse administer?
(Round to the nearest tenth): 1.5 L
10. The nurse is reviewing a client's prescription. The nurse should contact
the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?: Carvedilol 6.25
mg twice daily; hold for apical pulse less then 50/min
11. A nurse is preparing to administer dulaglutide single use pen 1.25 mg
subcutaneously to a client. Available is dulaglutide 1.5 mg/0.5 mL. How
many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth): 0.4 mL
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1. A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV
to infused over 2 hr. The nurse should set IV pump to deliver how many
mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number): 125 mL/
2. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client.
Available is cephazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the
powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of
cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to
the nearest tenth): 1.1 mL
3. A nurse is preparing to administer ribavirin 600 mg P.O. every 12 hr.
Available is ribavirin 200 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number): 3 tablets
4. A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is
furosemide injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer.
(Round to the nearest whole number): 2 mL
5. A nurse is preparing to administer hydralazine 0.2 mg/kg IM to a client
who weighs 84 lb. Available is hydralazine 20 mg/mL. How many mL should
the the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest hundredth): 0.38 mL
6. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client.
Available is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the
powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of
cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to
the nearest tenth): 2.2 mL
7. A nurse in a long term cae facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine
3 mg P.O. twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is
rivastigmine 1.5 mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number): 2 capsules
8. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr.
Available is cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest tenth): 1.5 mL
9. The nurse is preparing to administer a 1,500 mL IV fluid bolus of 0.9%
sodium chloride to a client. How many liters should the nurse administer?
(Round to the nearest tenth): 1.5 L
10. The nurse is reviewing a client's prescription. The nurse should contact
the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?: Carvedilol 6.25
mg twice daily; hold for apical pulse less then 50/min
11. A nurse is preparing to administer dulaglutide single use pen 1.25 mg
subcutaneously to a client. Available is dulaglutide 1.5 mg/0.5 mL. How
many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth): 0.4 mL
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