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Dosage Calculation 3.0 | Medication _’- _’- _’- _’- _’-




Administration Quiz with complete solutions. _’- _’- _’- _’-




A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 2 L to infuse over 6
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hr. The nurse should administer how many mL? (Round the answer to the
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nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if ti applies. Do not use a trailing
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zero.) 2000 mL _’-_’- _’- _’-




A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 0.25 g PO every 6 hr. Available
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is cephalexin 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer
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per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it
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applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
_’- 0.5 tablet(s)
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A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.125 mg PO at 9:00 a.m. At
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which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?
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0900 _’-




A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 5 mg IM at 1715. At which of
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the following times should the nurse administer the medication?
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p.m.


A nurse is preparing medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL.
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Round this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer
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how many mL? _’- 0.89 mL _’- _’-_’- _’- _’-




A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq PO in
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6 oz of water. How many mL of water should the nurse administer? (Round
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, the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do
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not use a trailing zero.)
_’- 180 mL _’- _’- _’- _’-_’- _’- _’-




A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to infuse
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over 12 hr. The nurse should administer how many L? (Round the answer to
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the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL.
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Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how
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many mL? 6.3 mL _’- _’-_’- _’- _’-




A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO
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every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400 mg/5
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mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer
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to the nearest whole number.)
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A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for
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pain. The client last received the medication at 1 p.m. The earliest the nurse
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should administer the next dose is at which of the following times?
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A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of orange
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juice. How many mL of orange juice should the nurse administer? (Round the
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answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not
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use a trailing zero.)
_’- 15 mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a
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client. The amount available is acetaminophen syrup 160 mg/5 mL. How
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many tsp should the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the
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